TABLE 2.
Descriptive statistics: Mean scores, standard deviations (SDs in brackets) and group size (n) of body image questionnaires in dependence of group.
| Questionnaire (range) |
Group |
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| Yoga | Ballroom dance | Team sports | Individual sports | Non-exercise | Total | ||
| Perceptual Body Image | BIAS-BD Body Dissatisfaction (0–40) | 12.49 (10.43) (n = 44) | 11.46 (11.24) (n = 40) | 14.25 (10.91) (n = 55) | 11.95 (12.27) (n = 65) | 17.31 (14.72) (n = 64) | 13.72 (12.33) (n = 268) |
| BIAS-BD Body Size Distortion (0–40) | 14.13 (12.56) (n = 44) | 12.78 (8.54) (n = 40) | 13.22 (10.42) (n = 55) | 15.66 (12.61) (n = 65) | 14.34 (11.16) (n = 65) | 14.16 (11.25) (n = 269) | |
| MBSRQ-AS Self-Classified Weight (1–5) | 3.02 (0.43) (n = 44) | 3.22 (0.60) (n = 38) | 3.08 (0.39) (n = 54) | 3.09 (0.60) (n = 64) | 3.29 (0.74) (n = 64) | 3.14 (0.58) (n = 264) | |
| Cognitive Body Image | EDI-2 Body Dissatisfaction (9–54) | 26.23 (8.69) (n = 44) | 23.91 (10.93) (n = 35) | 26.89 (10.22) (n = 54) | 25.98 (9.20) (n = 63) | 31.44 (10.49) (n = 62) | 27.24 (10.14) (n = 258) |
| Affective Body Image | MBSRQ-AS Body Areas Satisfaction (1–5) | 3.62 (0.50) (n = 44) | 3.69 (0.57) (n = 39) | 3.57 (0.58) (n = 54) | 3.59 (0.51) (n = 64) | 3.24 (0.66) (n = 64) | 3.52 (0.59) (n = 265) |
| MBSRQ-AS Appearance Evaluation (1–5) | 3.73 (0.61) (n = 44) | 3.63 (0.79) (n = 40) | 3.63 (0.69) (n = 55) | 3.61 (0.73) (n = 65) | 3.21 (0.90) (n = 64) | 3.54 (0.78) (n = 268) | |
Body image was assessed via the Body Image Assessment Scale-Body Dimensions (BIAS-BD, absolute value of deviation in percent; Gardner et al., 2009) for body dissatisfaction and body size distortion, the Eating Disorder Inventory-2 (EDI-2, sum score; Garner, 1991; German version by Thiel et al., 1997) for body dissatisfaction and the Multidimensional Body-Self Relations Questionnaire-Appearance Scales (MBSRQ-AS, mean score; Cash et al., 1986; German version by Vossbeck-Elsebusch et al., 2014) for body dissatisfaction/body satisfaction and self-classified weight.