Relationship of Emotional Regulation with Body Image Attitudes towards Health and Fitness among Adolescents

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Pratibha Khutan¹ and Suninder Tung² (Department of Psychology, DAV University, Jalandhar, Punjab¹ and Department of Psychology, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, Punjab²)

The objectives of the present study are: To study the relationship of emotional regulation strategies of appearance fixing, positive rational acceptance, and experiential avoidance with body image attitudes towards health and fitness among adolescents, and to study the significant gender differences in body image attitudes towards health and fitness among adolescents. For this purpose, a sample of 611 adolescents (298 males and 313 females) with ages ranging from 13-19 years (M = 16.03 ; SD = 1.55) was taken. The results revealed that Emotional Regulation strategies are significantly associated with Health and Fitness-related attitudes among males and females. There is a significant negative relationship of Experiential Avoidance with both Health Evaluation and Health Investment among adolescent males and females. Results also reveal that there is a significant positive relationship between Positive Rational Acceptance and Health Evaluation among females and Health Investment among both males and females. Also, there is a significant negative relationship between Appearance Fixing and Health Evaluation among adolescent females. In addition to this, Body Image Attitudes towards Health and Fitness differ with gender.