POLE DANCE – A WAY TO BOOST THE SENSE OF SEXUAL ATTRACTIVENESS OR BODY ACCEPTANCE

The purpose of this study was to find differences in body image and body appreciation between pole dance dancers and physically inactive young women. The study was conducted on 134 students who did not take part in any addition physical activity and 61 pole dance dancers. In our study we used Body E...

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Published inActa kinesiologica Vol. 14; no. 2; p. 61
Main Authors Ołpińska-Lischka, Marta, Kujawa, Karolina, Laudańska-Krzemińska, Ida, Maciaszek, Janusz
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Ljubuski DPTZK 01.12.2020
Subjects
Body image
Pole dancing
Self image
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Summary:The purpose of this study was to find differences in body image and body appreciation between pole dance dancers and physically inactive young women. The study was conducted on 134 students who did not take part in any addition physical activity and 61 pole dance dancers. In our study we used Body Esteem Scale (BES) questionnaire to rate the body image. Also we used Body Appreciation Scale (BAS) to rate the body appreciation. The result show that dancers rated their body appreciation higher than students (p < .001). Pole dance dancers are more satisfied with their physical fitness. However, undertaking physical activity which is a pole dance is not associated with a higher sense of sexual attractiveness. Both dancers and students have a high level of sexual attractiveness. Thus, it can be assumed that it is not the high sense of sexual attractiveness that determines the participation of young women in pole dance training.
ISSN:1840-2976
1840-3700