Examining the relationship between social appearance anxiety, self-confidence, and fitness tendency in sedentary individuals

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dc.contributor.authorKavas, Elif Tuğçe
dc.contributor.authorYiğit, Şıhmehmet
dc.contributor.departmentSin departamento asociado
dc.coverage.temporalsiglo XXI
dc.date.accessioned2026-05-26T18:04:43Z
dc.date.available2026-05-26T18:04:43Z
dc.date.copyright© Servicio de Publicaciones, Universidad de Murcia, 2013
dc.date.issued2026
dc.description.abstractThe aim of this study was to examine the relationship between social appearance anxiety and self-confidence levels among sedentary individuals participating in fitness activities and to evaluate the findings through comparative analysis. The sample of the study consisted of a total of 255 participants, including 90 males and 165 females, who attended fitness centers in different provinces during the 2024–2025 period. The study utilized a demographic information form, the Social Appearance Anxiety Scale, and the Self-Confidence Scale. The results indicated that as social appearance anxiety increased, internal self-confidence, external self-confidence, and total self-confidence decreased (p<0.05). No significant differences were found in internal self-confidence, external self-confidence, total self-confidence, or social appearance anxiety scores according to age and gender variables (p>0.05). While no significant differences were found in internal self-confidence, external self-confidence, and total self-confidence scores according to education level (p>0.05), a significant difference was found in social appearance anxiety scores (p<0.05). In addition, no significant differences were found in internal self-confidence, external self-confidence, total self-confidence, or social appearance anxiety scores according to weekly training frequency (p>0.05). In conclusion, this study found a moderate negative relationship between social appearance anxiety and internal, external, and total self-confidence among sedentary individuals.
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dc.identifier.citationYiğit, Şıhmehmet, & Kavas, E. T. (2026). Examining the relationship between social appearance anxiety, self-confidence, and fitness tendency in sedentary individuals. SPORT TK-EuroAmerican Journal of Sport Sciences, 15, 45.
dc.identifier.eissn2340-8812
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10201/235621
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherUniversidad de Murcia: Servicio de Publicaciones
dc.relationSin financiación externa a la Universidad
dc.rights.accessRightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.subjectSocial Appearance
dc.subjectSelf-Confidence
dc.subjectSedentary Individuals
dc.subjectFitness
dc.subject.odsNo relacionado con ningún objetivo de desarrollo sostenible
dc.titleExamining the relationship between social appearance anxiety, self-confidence, and fitness tendency in sedentary individuals
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dc.type.versioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
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