Influence of Physical Activity Body Mass Index on Perceived Physical Self-Concept among Undergraduate Students of Saudi Arabia
Varghese C Antony1★, Kaukab Azeem1★ Corresponding author
- 1Department of Physical Education, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, SAUDI ARABIA.
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Varghese C Antony
Department of Physical Education, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, SAUDI ARABIA.
Volume 9, Issue 4 · pp. 210–214 · PUBLISHED · DOI: 10.5330/ijpi.2019.4.39
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Background: Self-concept is one of the important aspect of our personal- ity. Physical self-concept defined as person’s perception of themselves in relation to his/her physical skills and outwards appearance. Objectives: The objective of this study was to compare and explore the association of physical activity to physical self-concept of undergraduate students at different levels of Body Mass Index (BMI). Methods: A group of 140 under- graduate students Mage 19 ±0.70 years randomly categorized into under- weight <18.5 kg/m2 [n= 37: 26.4%]; normal-weight 18.5-24.9 kg/m2 [n= 31: 22.1%]; obese ≥30.00 kg/m2 [n= 37: 26.4%] and obese class III ≥40.00 kg/ m2 [n= 35: 25%]. Physical self-concept measured using PSDQ-S. Physical activity on the basis of duration per week. Results:ANOVA revealed highly significant difference among BMI categories on all the factors of perceived physical self-concept except, health factor (p =0.589). The post hoc com- parison showed that obese participants had significantly lower scores on coordination (p < 0.001), physical activity (p < 0.05), sports competence (p < 0.01), appearance (p < 0.001), flexibility (p < 0.001), endurance (p < 0.001), global self-esteem (p < 0.001) and global physical self-concept (p < 0.001). Underweight participants reported significantly lower scores on physical activity (p < 0.001), sports competence (p < 0.05) and strength (p < 0.05). Conclusion: Obese category students were having poor self-con- cept. Normal-weight students perceived higher physical self-concept and global self-esteem than obese and underweight students. Physical activity has strong association with sports competence, strength, appearance and self-esteem. Students engaged more time in physical activity had better physical self-concept.
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Antony, V. C., & Azeem, K. (). Influence of Physical Activity Body Mass Index on Perceived Physical Self-Concept among Undergraduate Students of Saudi Arabia. International Journal of Pharmaceutical Investigation, 9(4), 210–214. https://doi.org/10.5330/ijpi.2019.4.39