Influence of Physical Activity Interventions on Body Representation: A Systematic Review

Frontiers in Psychiatry

Hong Yu Wong¹  Duangkamol Srismith²  Ansgar Thiel³  Simone Claire Behrens⁴  Stephan Zipfel⁵  Leona-Magdelena Wider⁵  Katrin Elisabeth Giel⁵ 

[1] Department of Philosophy, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany;Graduate Training Centre of Neuroscience, International Max Planck Research School, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany;Institute of Sports Science, Faculty of Economic and Social Sciences, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany;Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems, Department of Perceiving Systems, Tübingen, Germany;Medical University Hospital Tübingen, Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, Tübingen, Germany;Werner Reichardt Centre for Integrative Neurosciences, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany;

关键词: body image;    body representation;    physical activity;    eating disorders;    body dysmorphic disorders;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpsyt.2020.00099

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Distorted representation of one's own body is a diagnostic criterion and corepsychopathology of disorders such as anorexia nervosa and body dysmorphic disorder. Previousliterature has raised the possibility of utilising physical activity intervention (PI) as atreatment option for individuals suffering from poor body satisfaction, which is traditionallyregarded as a systematic distortion in “body image.” In this systematic review,conducted according to the PRISMA statement, the evidence on effectiveness of PI on body representation outcomes is synthesised. We provide an update of 34 longitudinal studies evaluating the effectiveness of different types of PIs on body representation. No systematic risk of bias within or across studies were identified. The reviewed studies show that the implementation of structured PIs may be efficacious in increasing individuals’ satisfaction of their own body, and thus improving their subjective body image related assessments. However, there is no clear evidence regarding an additional or interactive effect of PI when implemented in conjunction with established treatments for clinical populations. We argue for theoretically sound, mechanism-oriented, multimethod approaches to future investigations on body image disturbance. Specifically, we highlight the need to consider expanding the theoretical framework for the investigation of body representation disturbances to include further body representations besides body image.

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