Skip to the main content

Kinesiology, Vol. 48. No. 1., 2016.

Original scientific paper

https://doi.org/10.26582/k.48.1.13

Psychological concomitants of crossfit training: does more exercise really make your everyday psychological functioning better?

Ferenc Köteles ; Institute of Health Promotion and Sport Sciences, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary
Maria Kollsete ; Institute of Psychology, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary
Hannah Kollsete ; Institute of Psychology, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary

Full text: english pdf 787 Kb

page 39-48

downloads: 3.288

cite

Abstract

The research aimed at studying relationships between characteristics of CrossFit training (time elapsed from starting with training, weekly session frequency) and indicators of well-being, self-esteem, body
awareness, satisfaction with body image, and perceived body competence. Participants, 186 Norwegian individuals (57.5% female; mean age: 28.9±7.81 years) regularly participating in CrossFit, completed online surveys (WHO-5 Well-being Scale, PANAS, Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale, Body Awareness Questionnaire,
Body Image Ideals Questionnaire, Body Competence Scale, motivations for doing CrossFit). Weekly frequency of CrossFit sessions was not connected with positive affect (Kendall tau_b=-.02, p=.766), negative affect (-.01, p=.861), or well-being (.10, p=.068) in the correlation analysis. Similarly, overall CrossFit experience
(duration x frequency) was not related to global self-esteem (Kendall tau_b=.01, p=.778), body awareness (-.04, p=.379), body image dissatisfaction (.04, p=.423), and body competence (-.07, p=.184). In the regression analysis, well-being was connected with male gender (β=-.205, p<.01), time elapsed from starting with CrossFit
(β=-0.178, p<.05), dissatisfaction with body image (β=-.218, p<.01), and body awareness (β=.149, p<.05). Global self-esteem was related to age (β=.164, p<.05), body competence (β=.152, p<.05), and body image dissatisfaction (β=-.276, p<.001). CrossFit training was not connected with higher levels of psychological functioning (well-being, affect, body awareness, and self-esteem) and satisfaction with body image.

Keywords

crossfit; well-being; self-esteem; body awareness; body image; body competence

Hrčak ID:

160740

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/160740

Publication date:

29.6.2016.

Visits: 4.732 *