The Association of Physical Activity Change with Self-Esteem in Ethnic Minority Women: A Prospective Analysis |
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| Authors: | Sara A. Hickmann Rebecca E. Lee James F. Sallis Cynthia M. Castro Audrey H. Chen |
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| Affiliation: | (1) Department of Exercise and Nutritional Sciences, San Diego State University, San Diego, California;(2) Present address: Department of Clinical Psychology, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts;(3) Department of Psychology, San Diego State University, San Diego, California;(4) Present address: Stanford Center for Research in Disease Prevention, Stanford, California;(5) James Sallis, Ph.D., SDSU/UCSD Joint Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology, San Diego, California, 92120;(6) San Diego State University/University of California, San Diego,Joint Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology, San Diego, California |
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| Abstract: | This study examined the association of physical activity with self-esteem in sedentary ethnic minority women. One hundred two women participated in a randomized, controlled trial of a 7-week, behaviorally based telephone and mail intervention that promoted the adoption of walking for exercise. Participants were randomly assigned to an intensive intervention or limited contact group. At the 5-month measurement, both groups reported similar increases in walking, significant improvement in total self-esteem scores, and increases in attractiveness and competency-related esteem scores. Controlling for condition, changes in walking were correlated with changes in total self-esteem. Increases in moderate physical activity were associated with improvements in self-esteem in ethnic minority women. |
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| Keywords: | self-esteem ethnic minority women physical activity walking |
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