Faculty
Health Sciences
Supervisor Name
Eva Pila
Keywords
physical activity, adolescent girls, weight-based teasing, mental health, body image
Description
This summer I looked more into adolescent girls’ physical activity engagement and its’ relationship to weight-based teasing. This topic intrigued me because from my own sport experiences, I saw first-hand how compared to boys, adolescent girls dis-engage from sport and exercise at a disproportionately higher rate and are at higher risk for body shame and self-objectification. This gender inequity in sport and physical activity is first observed in adolescence and tracks well into adulthood. The purpose of this summer's research activities examined how self-compassion and weight-related teasing relate to self-conscious emotions and sport and physical activity participation.
Acknowledgements
I would like to thank Dr.Eva Pila, and Western research for giving me this incredible USRI opportunity. I am so grateful for the incredible support from Dr. Pila and her BIH lab. I learned so many valuable skills, and insight for my future research endeavours .
Document Type
Poster
Included in
Mental and Social Health Commons, Psychiatry and Psychology Commons, Public Health Commons, Social and Behavioral Sciences Commons
Adolescent girls physical activity engagement and body image development
This summer I looked more into adolescent girls’ physical activity engagement and its’ relationship to weight-based teasing. This topic intrigued me because from my own sport experiences, I saw first-hand how compared to boys, adolescent girls dis-engage from sport and exercise at a disproportionately higher rate and are at higher risk for body shame and self-objectification. This gender inequity in sport and physical activity is first observed in adolescence and tracks well into adulthood. The purpose of this summer's research activities examined how self-compassion and weight-related teasing relate to self-conscious emotions and sport and physical activity participation.