TY - JOUR
T1 - An examination of women’s self-presentation, social physique anxiety, and setting preferences during injury rehabilitation
AU - Driediger, Molly V
AU - McKay, Carly D
AU - Hall, Craig R
PY - 2017/3/12
Y1 - 2017/3/12
N2 - Objectives. This study investigated whether women experience self-presentational concerns related to rehabilitation settings and explored preferences for characteristics of the social and physical treatment environment in relation to women’s Social Physique Anxiety (SPA). Methods. Two cross-sectional studies were conducted. In Study 1, female undergraduate students () completed four questionnaires (Social Physique Anxiety Scale; three bespoke questionnaires assessing self-presentation in rehabilitation and social and physical environment preferences) with respect to hypothetical rehabilitation scenarios. Study 2 recruited injured women who were referred for physiotherapy () to complete the same questionnaires regarding genuine rehabilitation scenarios. Results. Women with high SPA showed less preference for physique salient clothing than women with low SPA in both hypothetical () and genuine settings (). In Study 2, women with high SPA also preferred that others in the clinic were female () and reported significantly greater preference for private treatment spaces (). Conclusions. Self-presentational concerns exist in rehabilitation as in exercise settings. Results indicated inverse relationships between women’s SPA and preference for the presence of men, physique-enhancing clothing, and open-concept treatment settings. Future studies to determine the effect of self-presentational concerns on treatment adherence are needed.
AB - Objectives. This study investigated whether women experience self-presentational concerns related to rehabilitation settings and explored preferences for characteristics of the social and physical treatment environment in relation to women’s Social Physique Anxiety (SPA). Methods. Two cross-sectional studies were conducted. In Study 1, female undergraduate students () completed four questionnaires (Social Physique Anxiety Scale; three bespoke questionnaires assessing self-presentation in rehabilitation and social and physical environment preferences) with respect to hypothetical rehabilitation scenarios. Study 2 recruited injured women who were referred for physiotherapy () to complete the same questionnaires regarding genuine rehabilitation scenarios. Results. Women with high SPA showed less preference for physique salient clothing than women with low SPA in both hypothetical () and genuine settings (). In Study 2, women with high SPA also preferred that others in the clinic were female () and reported significantly greater preference for private treatment spaces (). Conclusions. Self-presentational concerns exist in rehabilitation as in exercise settings. Results indicated inverse relationships between women’s SPA and preference for the presence of men, physique-enhancing clothing, and open-concept treatment settings. Future studies to determine the effect of self-presentational concerns on treatment adherence are needed.
UR - https://doi.org/10.1155/2017/6126509
UR - https://doi.org/10.1155/2017/6126509
U2 - 10.1155/2017/6126509
DO - 10.1155/2017/6126509
M3 - Article
SN - 2090-2875
VL - 2017
JO - Rehabilitation Research and Practice
JF - Rehabilitation Research and Practice
M1 - 6126509
ER -