Exploring body consciousness of dancers, athletes, and lightly physically active adults.

Niia Virtanen, Kaisa Tiippana, Mari Tervaniemi, Hanna Poikonen, Eeva Anttila, Kaisa Kaseva

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Body consciousness is associated with kinetic skills and various aspects of wellbeing. Physical activities have been shown to contribute to the development of body consciousness. Methodological studies are needed in improving the assessment of body consciousness in adults with distinct physical activity backgrounds. This study (1) examined whether dancers, athletes, and lightly physically active individuals differed regarding the level of their body consciousness, and (2) evaluated the usability of different methods in assessing body consciousness. Fifty-seven healthy adults (aged 20-37) were included in the study. Three experimental methods (aperture task, endpoint matching, and posture copying) and two self-report questionnaires (the Private Body Consciousness Scale, PBCS, and the Body Awareness Questionnaire, BAQ) were used in assessing body consciousness. Athletes outperformed the lightly physically active participants in the posture copying task with the aid of vision when copying leg postures. Dancers performed better than the athletes without the aid of vision when their back and upper body were involved, and better than the lightly active participants when copying leg postures. Dancers and athletes had higher self-reported cognitive and perceptual knowledge of their body than lightly physically active participants. To examine the role of different physical activities in developing body consciousness, experimental methods involving the use of the whole body might be most suitable. Subjective measures may provide complementary evidence for experimental testing.

Originalspråkengelska
Artikelnummer8353
TidskriftScientific Reports
Volym12
Nummer1
Sidor (från-till)1-9
Antal sidor9
ISSN2045-2322
DOI
StatusPublicerad - 19 maj 2022
MoE-publikationstypA1 Tidskriftsartikel-refererad

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