Provider: DSpace RIS Export Database: Massey Research Online (MRO) Production Instance Content: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" TY - THES AB - The purpose of this study was to examine SPA and exercise during and after pregnancy. Women enrolled in community ante-natal classes participated in the investigation (Exercisers n = 36; Non-exercisers n = 17). Participants completed the Social Physique Anxiety Scale (SPAS), Reasons for Exercise Inventory (REI), Exercise Behaviours and Preferences Scale and a modified Body Esteem Scale, and provided general demographic and exercise data during pregnancy and 6 weeks and 3 months post-pregnancy. Repeated measures ANOVA indicated that participant reasons for exercise changed significantly over the course of pregnancy from intrinsic to extrinsic, reflecting self-presentational motives. SPA has been found to be positively related to self-presentational motives in previous research, although significant results were not replicated in this study. N2 - The purpose of this study was to examine SPA and exercise during and after pregnancy. Women enrolled in community ante-natal classes participated in the investigation (Exercisers n = 36; Non-exercisers n = 17). Participants completed the Social Physique Anxiety Scale (SPAS), Reasons for Exercise Inventory (REI), Exercise Behaviours and Preferences Scale and a modified Body Esteem Scale, and provided general demographic and exercise data during pregnancy and 6 weeks and 3 months post-pregnancy. Repeated measures ANOVA indicated that participant reasons for exercise changed significantly over the course of pregnancy from intrinsic to extrinsic, reflecting self-presentational motives. SPA has been found to be positively related to self-presentational motives in previous research, although significant results were not replicated in this study. M3 - Masters PY - 2004 KW - Body image KW - Pregnancy KW - Exercise for pregnant women KW - Psychological aspects PB - Massey University AU - Blind, Janet Mary TI - Social physique anxiety, pregnancy and exercise : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in Psychology at Massey University LA - en VL - Master of Arts (M. A.) DA - 2004 UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10179/11280 ER -