Psychology Self-esteem: Against PA as intervention

Question 1

Exercise and development of SE? (1 ref)

Answer 1

Scully et al. (1998) stated that little can be said in terms of exercise prescription in the development of self-esteem or its subcomponents because so few studies have considered such changes over time.

Question 2

Psychologists think what about exercise and using it as an intervention for LSE?

Answer 2

Few consider exercise therapy worthwhile - although may be useful as adjunctive treatment

Question 3

3 reasons not to use it as an intervention?

Answer 3

1) Relapse when exercise program stops
2) Number of barriers to participation - lack of support, anxiety in early stages
3) Meta-analysis (Spence & Poon, 1997) revealed weak link between PA and SE, suggesting it is inconsistent - due to SE being a stable construct and not easily changed by success in a single life domain