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  • The effect of a mail-mediated intervention on exercise behavior

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    Levy, Susan S.
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    Self-determination theory suggests that social contexts that promote a sense of autonomy, competence, and relatedness will increase internalization of behavioral regulation and lead to more self-determined forms of motivation, the prototype of which is intrinsic motivation. A positive relationship between internalization of exercise behavior regulation and actual levels of exercise...
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    of Doctor of Philosophy in Human Performance presented on August 2. 2001. Title: The Effect of a Mail

  • The Phenomenological Experience of Shame in the Context of Physical Activity

    Creator:
    Rogers, Kim A.
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    Not all experiences in physical activity, exercise, and sport are positive. Losing, getting injured, making a mistake, and not measuring up can all elicit a variety of highly negative emotions, including shame. To make matters worse, individuals often cope with shame in maladaptive ways––magnifying, suppressing, or ignoring the experience––which can...
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    AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Kim A. Rogers for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in

  • Experiences among women with shame and self-compassion in cardio-based exercise classes

    Creator:
    Rogers, Kim
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    Shame is a debilitating inner experience elicited by the negative self-appraisal of one's entire self, and is characterized by a deep-seated sense of being flawed, defective, and therefore unworthy of acceptance and belonging (Brown, 2006). Although significant research has explored self-conscious emotions, including shame, little has been done to examine...
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    . Abstract approved: Vicki Ebbeck Shame is a debilitating inner experience elicited by the

  • Weighing in on NBC's "The Biggest Loser" : surveillance medicine, self-concept, and gender on the scale

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    Readdy, Ryan T.
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    The current appeal of reality television is undeniable, with the specific genre of makeover television having special nationalistic and moral appeal in the United States. Previous analyses of NBC's weight-loss makeover show The Biggest Loser suggest that the program is inherently problematic because of its ingrained fat bias and unethical...
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    ) partially explored whether viewers of The Biggest Loser understand the show as a tool in the nation’s

  • Postpartum self-compassion : an investigation of the physical self

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    Woekel, Erica Dawn
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    During the transition to motherhood, postpartum women undergo immense changes in all areas of life. Of particular interest are the changes at the cognitive and emotional level with regards to one's physical self. After giving birth, postpartum women would benefit from a caring perspective in how they relate to their...
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    self. After giving birth, postpartum women would benefit from a caring perspective in how they

  • Concept Mapping and Enumerating Strategies to Increase Fat Acceptance in Fitness Centers

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    Souza, Brian Jason
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    According to most health organizations, "obesity" (defined as body mass index [BMI] greater than 30) is a world health problem of "epidemic" proportions. The underlying assumption is that weight is a proxy for health. However, obesity prevention and reduction interventions are designed to regulate body weight, rather than improve health....
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    index [BMI] greater than 30) is a world health problem of “epidemic” proportions. The underlying

  • Weight stigma consciousness and perceived physical appearance : their key precursors and relationship to health behaviors

    Creator:
    Concepcion, Rebecca Yahnke
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    The purpose of this study was to explore the relationships between weight stigma consciousness, perceived body appearance, social physique anxiety, and the health outcomes of physical activity levels and eating behaviors. Select precursors were also examined. These relationships were based on Harter's model of self-worth. Two-hundred fifteen adults with a...
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    relationships were based on Harter’s model of self-worth. Two- hundred fifteen adults with a BMI of > 25

  • The role exercise may play in how survivors of domestic violence feel and view themselves

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    Concepcion, Rebecca Yahnke
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    The National Women's Health Information Center reports that domestic violence is the leading cause of injury to American women and that nearly one-third of American women have been physically assaulted by their significant other at some point in their lives. These women often experience depression, low self-esteem, anxiety, posttraumatic stress...
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    perception of healing, "getting out of trauma mode," of working towards a future self, "moving towards the