TY - JOUR
T1 - Body image and the relation to mindfulness and self-compassion in physical education students
T2 - A cross-cultural study
AU - Jansen, Petra
AU - Zayed, Kashef
AU - Kittsteiner, Jürgen
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© Copyright: the Author(s), 2020
PY - 2021/1/14
Y1 - 2021/1/14
N2 - The present study investigated the body images of Omani and German physical education students. 199 students completed a body image test, a dispositional mindfulness and a self-compassion measurement, as well as a short physical activity questionnaire. Overall, our results demonstrate that females showed a higher body distortion than males and students in Germany displayed a higher body distortion effect. Concerning mindfulness and self-compassion, students from Oman showed higher values than German students in self-compassion, but not in the dispositional mindfulness measurement. However, self-compassion and mindfulness were not related to the body distortion effect. This is the first study that provides unique data of self-compassion and mindfulness in an Arabic sample, and shows that self-compassion is higher in Omani students.
AB - The present study investigated the body images of Omani and German physical education students. 199 students completed a body image test, a dispositional mindfulness and a self-compassion measurement, as well as a short physical activity questionnaire. Overall, our results demonstrate that females showed a higher body distortion than males and students in Germany displayed a higher body distortion effect. Concerning mindfulness and self-compassion, students from Oman showed higher values than German students in self-compassion, but not in the dispositional mindfulness measurement. However, self-compassion and mindfulness were not related to the body distortion effect. This is the first study that provides unique data of self-compassion and mindfulness in an Arabic sample, and shows that self-compassion is higher in Omani students.
KW - BMI
KW - Body dissatisfaction
KW - Body image
KW - Mindfulness
KW - Self-kindness
KW - Students
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U2 - 10.4081/HPR.2020.9172
DO - 10.4081/HPR.2020.9172
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85101303269
SN - 2420-8124
VL - 8
SP - 147
EP - 152
JO - Health Psychology Research
JF - Health Psychology Research
IS - 3
ER -
