Body fat percentage and mood state in bodybuilders

Felipe Félix Araújo; Ligia Raianne da Silva Moura; João Neto; Sara Priscila Figueredo de Lucena Paulino; Cleene Tavares de Souza; Joyce Maria Leite e Silva; Victor Machado Reis; José Manuel Vilaça-Alves

doi:10.6063/motricidade.40654

Body fat percentage and mood state in bodybuilders

Autores/as

Felipe Félix Araújo
Ligia Raianne da Silva Moura Universidade Regional do Cariri: Crato, CE, BR https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0145-0359
João Neto Departamento de Ciências do Desporto, Exercício e Saúde, Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Vila Real, Portugal https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5105-7790
Sara Priscila Figueredo de Lucena Paulino
Cleene Tavares de Souza Universidade Regional do Cariri, Crato, CE, Brasil https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5987-5387
Joyce Maria Leite e Silva Universidade Regional do Cariri, Iguatu, Ceará, Brasil https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7050-5264
Victor Machado Reis Departamento de Ciências do Desporto, Exercício e Saúde, Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Vila Real, Portugal https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4996-1414
José Manuel Vilaça-Alves Departamento de Ciências do Desporto, Exercício e Saúde, Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Vila Real, Portugal. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5399-7797

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.6063/motricidade.40654

Palabras clave:

Overweight, Physical Exercise, Emotional regulation

Resumen

The aim of the present study was to analyse whether mood state is influenced by fat percentage in bodybuilding practitioners. Quantitative, associative, and cross-sectional research was conducted with 82 practitioners (18–40 years) in Cajazeiras, PB. Jackson and Pollock’s seven-skinfold protocol was used to measure fat percentage (%F), and the BRUMS questionnaire assessed mood. Data were analysed using JASP software, employing normality tests, chi-square, Pearson correlation, and ANOVA (p ≤ .05). A weak positive correlation was found between %F and fatigue (r = 0.219; p = .048) and a weak negative correlation between %F and vigour (r = -0.263; p = .017). Men exhibited higher depression levels (p = .012). No significant associations were found between practice time and mood. Higher fat percentages were associated with negative mood states, such as fatigue, while lower %F was linked to vigour.

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2025-12-30

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Araújo, F. F., Moura, L. R. da S., Neto, J., Paulino, S. P. F. de L., Souza, C. T. de, Silva, J. M. L. e, … Vilaça-Alves, J. M. (2025). Body fat percentage and mood state in bodybuilders. Motricidade, 21, e40654. https://doi.org/10.6063/motricidade.40654

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Vol. 21 (2025): Motricidade: 20 years publishing human movement

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