Body Image Relates to Exercise-Induced Antinociception and Mood Changes in Young Adults: A Randomized Longitudinal Exercise Intervention

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Ulrike Attenberger¹  Monika Hasenbring²  Claudia Levenig²  Henning Boecker³  Sebastian Deckert³  Angelika Maurer³  Theresa Schörkmaier⁴  Carolin Stangier⁴ 

[1] Clinic for Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital Bonn, 53127 Bonn, Germany;Department of Medical Psychology and Medical Sociology, Ruhr University Bochum, 44780 Bochum, Germany;Functional Neuroimaging Group, Clinic for Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital Bonn, 53127 Bonn, Germany;German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases, 53105 Bonn, Germany;

关键词: body image;    exercise;    pain;    physical efficacy;    mood;   

DOI  :  10.3390/ijerph17186801

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Background: An important motivation for adolescents and young adults to engage in aerobic exercise (AE) is to improve fitness, body composition and physical appearance. These parameters have an impact on bodily perception as conceptualized by the ‘body image’ (BI) construct. AE is known to have positive effects on pain perception, mood, and body image (BI). However, no study has hitherto investigated their interrelationship within one study. Methods: Participants were randomly assigned to an intervention group (IG, n = 16, 6 months of AE) or a passive control group (CG, n = 10). Frankfurt Body-Concept Scales (FKKS), Positive and Negative Affect Scale (PANAS), State and Trait Anxiety Inventory, warmth and heat pain thresholds (WPT, HPT), pain tolerance, and graded exercise test data from baseline (T0) and the end of the intervention (T6) were analyzed using a paired t-test (p < 0.05). Results: A significant increase in the BI dimension ‘physical efficacy’ was identified from T0 to T6, which correlated positively with PANAS Positive Affect Scale and HPT. Conclusion: Data in young adults undergoing AE indicate that changes in the BI sub-category ‘physical efficacy’ are closely linked with changes in positive affect and antinociception. These novel findings suggest that BI plays a role in antinociception and positive affect.

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