Rj. Sonstroem et al., EXERCISE AND SELF-ESTEEM - VALIDITY OF MODEL EXPANSION AND EXERCISE ASSOCIATIONS, Journal of sport & exercise psychology, 16(1), 1994, pp. 29-42
The purpose of this research was to test expansion of the Exercise and
Self-Esteem Model (EXSEM) to include two levels of perceived physical
competence as operationalized by the Physical Self-Perception Profile
(PSPP). Female aerobic dancers (N = 216, age M = 38.4) were administe
red a Self-Esteem scale (SE), the PSPP to assess a general Physical Se
lf-Worth (PSW), and more specific subdomains of perceived Sport Compet
ence (Sport), Physical Condition (Cond), Attractive Body (Body), and S
trength (Stren). Subjects also completed self-efficacy scales for jogg
ing, sitting, and aerobic dancing. Confirmatory factor analysis suppor
ted model measurement as hypothesized, chi2 = 1,154.88, df = 681, comp
arative fit index (CFI) = .913, root mean square residual (RMSR) = .04
7. Structural equation modeling (SEM) supported EXSEM component relati
onships as proposed. Further SEM associating two exercise self-reports
with EXSEM again displayed satisfactory fit indices and explained up
to 27.6% of exercise variance. It was concluded that exercise in adult
female aerobic dancers is associated with positive evaluations of the
ir physical condition and with negative evaluations of their bodies.