The purpose of the present brief report was to examine the effects of a 6-week long physical exercise program on global self-esteem and physical self-perceptions among women who faced lockdown-related domestic violence. Thirty-six domestic violence victims (mean age: 33.4 ± 3.5 yrs-old) were enrolled in this study. Participants were randomly and equally assigned to two intervention (physical exercise, counseling/support group therapy) and one control (no intervention) groups. The French version of the Physical Self-Perception Profile (ISP-25) was administered to all participants pre- and post-study. Mixed-design ANOVAs revealed significant Group by Time interactions for Global Self-Esteem, Physical Condition, and Body Attractiveness. Global Self-Esteem significantly improved in the two intervention groups, with a trend for better improvement in women who exercised compared to those who took part in support group meetings, Cohen’s d = 0.68, 95% confidence interval [‒0.18, 1.54]. On the other hand, only women from the Physical Exercise group reported significant gains in Physical Condition and Body Attractiveness. There was no change in any of the assessed variables for women in the control group. The present study provides new insights on the role of physical exercise in the understudied population of women with domestic violence. Our findings are discussed and related to previous studies.

本简要报告的目的是研究为期 6 周的体育锻炼计划对面临与封锁相关的家庭暴力的女性的全球自尊和身体自我认知的影响。本研究招募了 36 名家庭暴力受害者（平均年龄：33.4 ± 3.5 岁）。参与者被随机平均分配到两个干预组（体育锻炼、咨询/支持组治疗）和一个控制组（无干预）。在研究前和研究后对所有参与者进行了法语版的物理自我感知概况 (ISP-25)。混合设计方差分析揭示了全球自尊、身体状况和身体吸引力的显着组按时间相互作用。两个干预组的全球自尊显着提高，d  = 0.68, 95% 置信区间 [‒0.18, 1.54]。另一方面，只有体育锻炼组的女性报告了身体状况和身体吸引力的显着改善。对照组女性的任何评估变量都没有变化。本研究提供了关于体育锻炼在未充分研究的遭受家庭暴力的女性人群中的作用的新见解。我们的研究结果被讨论并与之前的研究相关。