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Relationship between Social Physique Anxiety and the Stages of Exercise Behavior Change in University Students

This study explored the relationship between social physique anxiety (SPA) and the stages of exercise behavior change (EBC) in university students. For this purpose, the SPA questionnaire developed by Hart et al. (1989) and the stages of EBC scale developed by Cardinal (1997) were employed and randomly administered to 380 students (185 male and 195 female) who were majoring in fields other than physical education at Ferdowsi University of Mashhad. The content validity of these instruments was confirmed by experts and the internal consistency of the SPA scale proved to be 0.83 in a pilot study. The data were analyzed by employing Spearman correlation coefficient, Mann-Whitney, Kruskal-Willis and Chi-square tests. The results revealed the mean 26.28 for males and 27.63 for females. While there was an inverse and significant correlation between the SPA and the EBC (r=-0.144, P=0.005), no relationship was found between male and female SPA (P>0.05). However, the SPA of students correlated significantly with their stage of EBC(P < 0.01). Based on results of the research, high rate of studentsʹ social physique anxiety is related to their low physical activity levels.