The effect of mirrored environments on self-presentational efficacy and social anxiety in women in a step aerobics class |
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| Authors: | Larkin Lamarche Kimberley L. Gammage Heather A. Strong |
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| Affiliation: | 1. School of Psychology and Speech Pathology, Curtin University, Kent Street, Bentley, WA 6102, Australia;2. Centre for Clinical Interventions, 223 James Street, Northbridge, WA 6003, Australia;3. School of Psychology, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia;4. MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, Cambridge University, 15 Chaucer Road, Cambridge CB2 7EF, United Kingdom;5. Department of Psychology and Centre for Mental Health Research, University of Waterloo, 200 University Avenue West, Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3G1, Canada;6. School of Public Health, Curtin University, Kent Street, Bentley, WA 6102, Australia;7. Centre for Emotional Health, Building C3A, Level 7, Department of Psychology, Macquarie University, Balaclava Road, North Ryde, NSW 2109, Australia;1. 1. Medizinische Klinik und Deutsches Herzzentrum München der Technischen Universität München, Munich, Germany;2. Saint Paul''s Cardiac Electrophysiology, University of London and Imperial College, London, United Kingdom;3. DZHK (German Center for Cardiovascular Research), partner site Munich Heart Alliance, Munich, Germany;1. The Yavne Mental Health Clinic and the Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel;2. The Interdisciplinary Department of Social Sciences, Bar Ilan University;3. Clalit Health Fund |
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ObjectiveThe present study examined the influence of mirrors on self-presentational efficacy (SPE) and state social anxiety (SSA) in a group exercise class in female undergraduate students.MethodFifty-one female university students completed measures of SPE and SSA prior to and following a step aerobics class. Twenty-nine participants completed the class in front of a mirror, while 22 participants completed the class without a mirror.ResultsA repeated measures MANOVA indicated no differences in SPE or SSA based on the presence or absence of mirrors. Regardless of the presence or absence of a mirror, SPE increased and SSA decreased following exercise.ConclusionsThe results suggest that, for this population, completing an exercise session may be more important than the presence or absence of mirrors in influencing self-presentational concerns. |
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