The Effect of Short-Term Aerobic Exercise on Depression and Body Image in Iranian Women

Table 2

Pretest and posttest, mean and standard deviations of body-image variables.

Multidimensional Body Self-Relation Questionnaire Subscales	Exercise group		Control group
	Pretest	Posttest	Pretest	Posttest
	Mean ± SD	Mean ± SD	Mean ± SD	Mean ± SD
AE	3.10±0.28	3.53±0.29	3.13±0.46	3.10±0.45
AO	3.41±0.30	3.60±0.26	3.37±0.38	3.33±0.41
FE	3.24±0.50	3.30±0.40	3.13±0.50	3.58±0.58
FO	3.21±0.30	3.30±0.18	3.24±0.33	3.30±0.47
HE	3.18±3.39	3.19±3.35	3.08±0.26	3.19±0.35
HO	3.46±0.46	3.73±0.27	3.45±0.61	3.41±0.60
IO	3.15±0.48	3.54±0.24	3.04±0.42	3.02±0.50
BS	3.34±0.73	3.57±0.66	3.46±0.76	3.48±0.74
OWP	3.06±1.007	2.70±1.78	2.95±1.22	2.99±1.09
SCW	3.42±0.95	2.92±0.96	3.21±0.77	3.20±0.70

AE: appearance evaluation; AO: appearance orientation; FE: fitness evaluation; FO: fitness orientation; HE: health evaluation; HO: health orientation; IO: illness orientation; BS: body areas satisfaction; OWP: overweight preoccupation; SCW: self-classified weight.