Examining the Relationship between Body Image and Psychological Recilience in Individuals who Do Fitness as Recreational Activity

Abstract

The aim of the study is to examine the relationship between body image and psychological resilience in individuals who do fitness as recreational activity. The study group consists of individuals residing in Sakarya who do fitness as recreational activity. In this context, a total of 197 voluntary participants, including 50 females (25.4%) and 147 males (74.6%), took part in the research. The data collection tools employed in the study included a Personal Information Form, Body Appreciation Scale (BAS), and Psychological Resilience Scale (PRS). The Personal Information Form gathered information on age, gender, years of exercise experience, weekly exercise frequency, and daily exercise duration. Skewness and kurtosis test results were examined to determine whether the scales were normally distributed. Based on the test results, it was established that the collected data exhibited normal distribution, and therefore, Pearson Correlation test was applied for the relationship analysis. Descriptive analyses involved calculating percentages, frequencies, and arithmetic means. The findings revealed a low-level positive correlation between BAS and PRS. Consequently, it was determined that as the body image scores of individuals who do fitness as recreational activity increased, their psychological resilience scores also exhibited an increase. As a result, as the body image scores of individuals who do fitness as recreational activity increase, their psychological resilience scores also increase.