Fitness programs and some aspects of mental health

Cilj provedene studije bio je ispitati postoje li razlike kod osoba koje se bave tjelovježbom (u okviru grupnih ili individualnih fitnes aktivnosti) i onih koji se ne bave - u pojedinim aspektima psihičkog zdravlja; kao što su samopoštovanje, zadovoljstvo životom, vrednovanje vlastitog tijela, zadovoljstvo tjelesnim izgledom, ali i korištenja sportsko-nutritivnih suplemenata (npr. dijetetski pripravci, proteinski pripravci, aminokiseline itd.). Sudionici (N= 869) u istraživanju bili su muškarci i žene koji se bave (N= 484), odnosno ne bave (N= 385) nekim oblikom fitnes tjelovježbe. Svi sudionici bili su regrutirani putem grupa na internetskim stranicama društvenih mreža (kao što su Facebook, Instagram i sl.) te grupnih e-mail adresa fakulteta Hrvatskih studija i Kineziološkog fakulteta u Zagrebu. Odabrani upitnici koje smo koristili u ovom radu bili su Rosenbergova skala samopoštovanja (Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale, Rosenberg, 1965), Upitnik zadovoljstva tjelesnim izgledom (Body Esteem Questionnaire for Adolescence and Adult; BES; Mendelson, Mendelson i White, 2001), Upitnik vrednovanja tjelesnog izgleda (Body Appreciation Scale; BAS; Avalos i sur., 2005) te upitnik zadovoljstva životom (Lučev i Tadinac, 2010), dok su uključenost u fitnes programe tjelovježbe i korištenje sportsko-nutritivnih suplemenata ispitani s jednom česticom na dihotomnoj razini (bavim se/ne bavim fitnes tjelovježbom se te koristim/ne koristim za sportsko nutritivne suplemente) i drugom koja opisuje kvantitetu bavljenja tjelovježbom i uzimanja suplemenata. Rezultati ukazuju na pozitivnu povezanost fitnes aktivnosti sa samopoštovanjem, zadovoljstvom životom i zadovoljstvom tjelesnim izgledom. Kod prisutnost korištenja sportskonutritivnih suplemenata nije pronađen moderatorski učinak na odnos fitnes tjelovježbe i zadovoljstva vlastitim tijelom, ali je, s druge strane, pronađen moderatorski učinak zadovoljstva vlastitim tijelom na odnos fitnes tjelesne aktivnosti i zadovoljstva životomThe aim of the study was to examine whether there are differences between people who are involved in physical activity ( group or individual fitness programs) and those who are not involved in such activities - in certain aspects of mental health; such as self-esteem, life satisfaction, body image, body esteem, and also the use of sports-nutritional supplements (eg. diet pills, protein preparations, amino acids, etc.). Participants (N = 869) were men and women who are involved in fitness programs (N = 484), and others who are not involved (N = 385) in some form of physical fitness exercise. All participants were recruited through groups on social networking websites (such as facebook, instagram etc.) and group e-mail addresses of the faculty of the Croatian Studies and Faculty of Kinesiology in Zagreb. The questionnaires used in this study were the Rosenberg SelfEsteem Scale (Rosenberg, 1965), Body Esteem Questionnaire for Adolescence and Adult (Mendelson, Mendelson and White 2001), Life satisfaction Questionnaire (Lučev and Tadinac, 5 2010), Body Appreciation Scale (Avalos et al., 2005), while inclusion in fitness training programs and the use of sport-nutritional supplements were examined with a single particle at a dichotomic level (I do / do not exercise fitness and I use / do not use sports-nutritional supplements) and the other one that describes the amount of fitness exercise and taking supplements. The results indicate positive association between fitness activities and self-esteem, life satisfaction, and body satisfaction. In the presence of sports-nutritional supplements there was no moderating effect on the relationship between physical fitness and body satisfaction, but the moderating effect of body satisfaction on the relationship between fitness programs and life satisfaction was found