TY - JOUR
T1 - Muscular strength is associated with self-esteem in college men but not women
AU - Ciccolo, Joseph T.
AU - Santabarbara, Nicholas J.
AU - Dunsiger, Shira I.
AU - Busch, Andrew M.
AU - Bartholomew, John B.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s) 2015.
PY - 2016/12
Y1 - 2016/12
N2 - Muscular strength is a well-known predictor of morbidity and mortality. Similarly, self-esteem is a predictor of health and well-being. The relationship between these two variables, however, is currently unknown. This study examined the cross-sectional relationship between maximal muscular strength (i.e. handgrip and one-repetition-maximum (1-RM) squat) and global self-esteem in 126 college students. Significant correlations were found between both measures of muscular strength and self-esteem. Further analyses revealed that these relationships were only significant for men. Based on these results, additional research is needed to further explore the relationship between muscular strength and self-esteem, especially in other demographic groups and longitudinally.
AB - Muscular strength is a well-known predictor of morbidity and mortality. Similarly, self-esteem is a predictor of health and well-being. The relationship between these two variables, however, is currently unknown. This study examined the cross-sectional relationship between maximal muscular strength (i.e. handgrip and one-repetition-maximum (1-RM) squat) and global self-esteem in 126 college students. Significant correlations were found between both measures of muscular strength and self-esteem. Further analyses revealed that these relationships were only significant for men. Based on these results, additional research is needed to further explore the relationship between muscular strength and self-esteem, especially in other demographic groups and longitudinally.
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U2 - 10.1177/1359105315592051
DO - 10.1177/1359105315592051
M3 - Article
C2 - 26169439
AN - SCOPUS:85000885481
SN - 1359-1053
VL - 21
SP - 3072
EP - 3078
JO - Journal of Health Psychology
JF - Journal of Health Psychology
IS - 12
ER -