TABLE OF CONTENTS

LIST OF FIGURES ……………………………………………………………………………………… iii
LIST OF TABLES ……………………………………………………………………………………….. vi
ABSTRACT………………………………. …………………………………………………….. v
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION ……………………………………………………………….. 1
Links Between Body Dissatisfaction and Health…………………………………………. 1
Tested Interventions to Increase Exercise and Body Satisfaction] …………………. 2
Body Dissatisfaction Prevents Engagement in Exercise ………………………………. 3
The Current Study …………………………………………………………………………………… 4
CHAPTER 2 METHOD …………………………………………………………………………… 6
Participants C …………………………………………………………………………………………. 6
Procedure Ch ………………………………………………………………………………………….. 6
Measures Cha …………………………………………………………………………………………. 7
CHAPTER 3 RESULTS ………………………………………………………………………….. 12
Hypothesis 1…………………………………………………………………………………………… 14
Hypothesis 2…………………………………………………………………………………………… 15
Hypothesis 3…………………………………………………………………………………………… 15
CHAPTER 4 DISCUSSION ……………………………………………………………………… 17
REFERENCES ……………………………………………………………………………………………. 22
APPENDIX A : SELF-REPORT MEASURES ………………………………………………… 32
APPENDIX B : SCATTERPLOTS ………………………………………………………………… 35
APPENDIX C : RESULTS WITH EXCLUSION OF OUTLIERS……………………… 44
APPENDIX D : RESULTS WITHOUT MEAN IMPUTATION ………………………… 48
APPENDIX E : RESULTS WITH LOG10 TRANSFORMATIONS ………………….. 46