Objective: Social physique anxiety (SPA) is characterized by concerns of evaluation focused on one's physical appearance. Past work suggests factors such as gender, body mass index (BMI), and exercise habits uniquely contribute to SPA. However, no study has examined the interactions between these three variables. The current study sought to…

This study examined the relationship between physical activity, body image, and subjective well-being among Swedish adolescents over time. Surveying 2308 students, with 137 providing longitudinal data, we conducted a multivariate logistic regression analysis. No significant correlations were found between physical activity (p = 0.268), body…

There are studies reporting different results on whether there is an increased incidence of cardiovascular problems in autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The aim of this study was to examine carotid intima-media thickness (cIMT), an early marker of atherosclerosis in children and adolescents with ASD. This single-center case-control study was…

Social physique anxiety is commonly examined in exercise science to understand individuals' physical activity motivation and behavior. Although a 12-item and 9-item version of the Social Physique Anxiety Scale exists, a 7-item version has become a popular tool to measure this construct despite the need to further examine its measurement…

The primary aim of this study was to identify levels of fundamental movement skills (FMS) proficiency in primary school children. A secondary aim was to establish if these FMS proficiency levels differentiated between children born in different quartiles of the school year. The results demonstrated overall levels of FMS proficiency were low in…

Objectives: To characterize the health behaviors and outcomes of first-year international students (FYIS) studying in the U.S. Participants and methods: Three different cohorts of FYIS from a large midwestern university in the U.S. completed three laboratory visits between August and March. The study began in 2017 and ended in March 2020.…

Introduction: The present study examined the between- and within-person associations among negative weight-related experiences, weight bias internalization, and body shame, embarrassment, and pride in adolescents. Methods: Participants were 93 Canadian students (M[subscript age] = 15.54, 59.10% girls, 40.86% white) who completed a 5-day daily…

Background: Physical activity is widely known to positively affect serum lipids. Yet, no study has utilized a path analysis methodology, which is more efficacious at analyzing complex relationships than simple regressions, to incorporate the cumulative effects of physical activity and waist circumference on lipids. Purpose: Our objective was to…

Background: In 2020, Detroit residents' crude kidney disease mortality rate was 1.48 times the state's rate. Purpose: Evaluated Detroit residents' chronic kidney disease (CKD) knowledge, risk, belief, and preventative practices. Additionally, it examined the association between residents' CKD knowledge, their sociodemographics, CKD risk and…

The purpose of this empirical investigation was to determine the predictable relationship between body type factors, socio-demographic factors, attitudes toward body factors, and the self-esteem scores of undergraduate college students. More specifically, the study was concerned with the predictability of body types, socio-demographics, and…

The study aims to analyze the presence of musculus psoas minor through axial magnetic resonance imaging obtained from national weightlifting athletes. The study included 12 men and 12 women national weightlifting athletes having trained regularly and participated in national and international tournaments. Axial imaging from the 12th thoracic…

The paper investigates gender differences in coolness dynamics among early and middle adolescents in a Hungarian panel dataset, which followed students from grade 5 (age 11-12) to grade 8 (age 14-15). Drawing on Gender Prototypicality Theory, we expected significantly different gendered patterns in the association between coolness and various…

Body image is an important component of the complex mechanism of personal identity. The subjective component of body image refers to a person's satisfaction with their body size or specific parts of your body. The aim of this study was to verify the ability to correlate body image with the actual image of others. This study presents empirical…

Aim: This research aimed to analyze the vocational adjustment of paramedic students in health sciences in terms of some anthropometric and motoric features. Material and Method: The research is a cross-sectional study, which is one of the quantitative research methods aimed at paramedic students. The study group consisted of 60 (n[subscript…

This study examined the predictive validity of musculoskeletal fitness tests for identifying sarcopenia in youth. The sample was 529 participants age 10 to 18 years. Indices included: total lean body mass (LBM) normalized for height (LBM index, LBMI, kg/m2), appendicular LBMI (aLBMI, kg/m[superscript 2]), and LBM to fat body mass (FBM) ratio…