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The relationship between physical activity, body image, and self-esteem in adolescents

Ergenlerde fiziksel aktivite, vücut algısı ve özsaygı arasındaki ilişki

Kevser Sevik Kacmaz(KAYSERI UNIVERSITY)0000-0003-1675-0757
Besime Bilmez(BINGOL UNIVERSITY)0000-0002-8872-4761
Pages
89–94
Publication Date
2026-08-30
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Longitudinal and intervention studies are needed to determine the direction and potential causal nature of these relationships.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Aim: To investigate the relationships among physical activity, body image, and self-esteem in adolescents.
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Key Findings & Data:A total of 246 high school adolescents were enrolled.
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Conclusion & Impact:Longitudinal and intervention studies are needed to determine the direction and potential causal nature of these relationships.
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⚙️Variables:beden algısı · ergenlik · fiziksel aktivite

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Aim: To investigate the relationships among physical activity, body image, and self-esteem in adolescents. Methods: A cross-sectional design was employed. A total of 246 high school adolescents were enrolled. The physical activity level of the adolescents was assessed using the International Physical Activity Questionnaire-Short Form (IPAQ-SF), body image perception was assessed using the Body Image Scale (BIS), and self-esteem was evaluated using the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSE). The associations between the test scores were determined with Pearson's correlation analysis. Results: The mean age of the adolescents was 15.55 ± 1.32 years, and the mean body mass index was 20.90 ± 3.56 kg/m2. The mean IPAQ-SF score was 2845.56 MET/week, the mean BIS score was 58.02 ± 11.09, and the mean RSE score was 20.20 ± 5.30. The IPAQ-SF was moderately and negatively correlated to the BIS (r= -0.424) and moderately correlated to the RSE (r= 0.407) (p<0.001). The BIS was also moderately and negatively correlated with the RSE (r = -0.549, p<0.001). Conclusion: The body image and self-esteem among adolescents were related to their physical activity levels. Body image was also significantly related to adolescents' self-esteem. Adolescents with lower levels of physical activity have lower levels of self-esteem and body image. Therefore, higher physical activity levels were associated with more favorable body image and higher self-esteem among high school adolescents. Longitudinal and intervention studies are needed to determine the direction and potential causal nature of these relationships.

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Amaç: Ergenlerde fiziksel aktivite, beden algısı ve özgüven arasındaki ilişkileri araştırmak. Yöntem: Çalışmada kesitsel bir tasarım kullanılmıştır. Toplam 246 lise öğrencisi çalışmaya dahil edilmiştir. Gençlerin fiziksel aktivite düzeyleri Uluslararası Fiziksel Aktivite Anketi-Kısa Form (IPAQ-SF) kullanılarak, beden imajı algıları Beden İmajı Ölçeği (BIS) kullanılarak ve özsaygıları Rosenberg Özsaygı Ölçeği (RSE) kullanılarak değerlendirilmiştir. Test puanları arasındaki ilişkiler Pearson korelasyon analizi ile belirlenmiştir. Bulgular: Ergenlerin ortalama yaşı 15.55 ± 1.32 idi ve ortalama vücut kitle indeksi 20.90 ± 3.56 kg/m² idi. Ortalama IPAQ-SF skoru 2845,56 MET/hafta, ortalama BIS skoru 58.02 ± 11.09 ve ortalama RSE skoru 20.20 ± 5.30 idi. IPAQ-SF, BIS ile orta derecede ve negatif korelasyon gösterdi (r = -0.424), RSE ile orta derecede korelasyon gösterdi (r = 0.407) (p <0.001). BIS de RSE ile orta düzeyde negatif korelasyon gösterdi (r = -0.549, p<0.001). Sonuçlar: Ergenlerin beden algısı ve özsaygısı, fiziksel aktivite düzeyleriyle ilişkiliydi. Beden algısı, ergenlerin özsaygısıyla da anlamlı bir ilişki kuruyordu. Fiziksel aktivite düzeyi düşük olan ergenlerin özsaygı ve beden algısı düzeyleri de daha düşüktü. Bu nedenle, lise çağındaki ergenlerde daha yüksek fiziksel aktivite düzeyleri, daha olumlu bir beden algısı ve daha yüksek özgüven ile ilişkilendirilmiştir. Bu ilişkilerin yönünü ve olası nedensel doğasını belirlemek için uzunlamasına ve müdahale çalışmaları gereklidir.

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Kacmaz, K. S., Bilmez, B. (2026). The relationship between physical activity, body image, and self-esteem in adolescents. Anatolian Journal of Health Research, Cilt: 7 Sayı: 2, 89–94. https://doi.org/10.61534/anatoljhr.1960836

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