The influence of physical self-perception of female college students participating in Pilates classes on perceived health state and psychological wellbeing

The present study assessed the effectiveness of subliminal psychodynamic stimuli in reducing anxiety. 50 male and 50 female college students were tachistoscopically exposed to one of five stimuli: MOMMY AND I ARE ONE, DADDY AND I ARE ONE, I AM HAPPY WITH MYSELF, ONE, or a control stimulus MYMMO NAD I REA END. It was hypothesized that men would show a significant decrease in anxiety to the MOMMY stimulus, while women were expected to respond favorably to either the MOMMY or DADDY stimulus, or to both. Results showed that the subliminal stimuli did not produce differential effects on anxiety. This finding did not support previous claims for subliminal psychodynamic activation that the stimulation of symbiotic fantasy with the maternal figure produces positive behavioral effects. Despite this negative finding, women's response to the MOMMY message was predicted by measures of self-perception.

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Changes in Self-Perception of Positive and Negative Characteristics

Perceptual and Motor Skills ◽

10.2466/pms.1964.19.2.531 ◽

1964 ◽

Vol 19 (2) ◽

pp. 531-538 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Demetrios Papageorgis ◽

Brian M. McCann ◽

Caroline Gowdey

Keyword(s):

College Students ◽

Personality Assessment ◽

Personality Characteristic ◽

The Other ◽

Female College Students ◽

Self Perception ◽

Male And Female ◽

Female College ◽

Positive Communication ◽

Individual Personality

A purported individual “personality” assessment of male and female college students resulted in communications that showed standings on either a positive (masculinity or femininity) or a negative (hostility) personality characteristic that were discrepant from Ss' initial self-ratings. Post-communication self-ratings showed acceptance of the negative communication, and failure of the positive communication to have an effect. Degree of communication discrepancy did not affect the results. Two replications of the study, one with a male and the other with a female communicator, were carried out.

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Psychological Wellbeing, Life Satisfaction And Environmental Satisfaction Of Government And Private Female Hostelites

Pakistan Journal of Gender Studies ◽

10.46568/pjgs.v10i1.228 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 10 (1) ◽

pp. 97-112

Author(s):

Fatima Shaukat ◽

Amina Muazzam Butt

Keyword(s):

College Students ◽

Life Satisfaction ◽

Satisfaction With Life ◽

Rating Scale ◽

Well Being ◽

Satisfaction With Life Scale ◽

Female College Students ◽

Psychological Wellbeing ◽

Female College ◽

Life Scale

This study explores the interplay of environmental satisfaction, levels of psychological well being and life satisfaction in female college students of government and private hostels. A total of 86 female colleges students were selected from government hostel and private hostels. The Satisfaction with Life Scale by Diener (1984), the Affect Balance scale by Bradburn (1969) and the Hostel Environment Rating Scale by Shaukat & Muazzam, (2010) were administered on the sample to measure life satisfaction, psychological wellbeing and satisfaction with the hostel environment, respectively. Results indicated that the private hostel group was higher in psychological wellbeing and had higher scores of satisfaction with the hostel environment. (t (86)= 4.41, p<.05.) However, satisfaction with life scales showed insignificant results (t (86)= 6.74, p<0.01). Appropriate tests were applied to analyze the data. Besides discussing the results, the implication of the study was also discussed.

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