Women with larger bodies experience a range of psychological, affective, and behavioral factors that may influence their physical activity (PA) experiences. This study explored women’s satisfaction with plus-size exercise apparel, affective experiences related to their bodies and activity, experiences of body surveillance, social physique anxiety, and motivation to avoid PA. A total of 130 women, M_age = 40.46 (SD = 10.55) who engaged in PA at least two days a week and wore US size 14 or larger clothing completed an online survey with items related to exercise clothing satisfaction and affective experiences, body surveillance, social physique anxiety, exercise avoidance motivation, and two open-ended items about how exercise clothing influences their PA engagement and experience. Clothing satisfaction, body surveillance, and social physique anxiety were significant predictors of women’s motivation to avoid exercise. Responses to open-ended items supported the quantitative results and revealed complexities in women’s experiences. Primarily, women perceived a contingent impact of exercise clothing such that when satisfaction is high, women experience greater body confidence and less concerns regarding their appearance; however, when women are dissatisfied with various aspects of their plus-size exercise clothing, they have negative experiences and feel a desire to avoid activity. Clothing may play a role in women’s experiences during exercise and their motivation to avoid exercise.

身材较大的女性会经历一系列心理、情感和行为因素，这些因素可能会影响她们的身体活动 (PA) 体验。这项研究探讨了女性对大码运动服装的满意度、与身体和活动相关的情感体验、身体监视的体验、社交体质焦虑以及避免 PA 的动机。共有 130 名女性（M _age = 40.46 (SD = 10.55)）每周至少两天参加 PA 并穿着美国尺码 14 或更大的衣服，完成了一项在线调查，其中包含与运动服装满意度相关的项目和情感体验、身体监视、社交体质焦虑、运动回避动机，以及两个关于运动服装如何影响他们的 PA 参与度和体验的开放式项目。服装满意度、身体监测和社交体形焦虑是女性避免运动动机的重要预测因素。对开放式项目的回答支持了定量结果，并揭示了女性经历的复杂性。首先，女性感知到运动服装的偶然影响，因此当满意度高时，女性会对自己的身体更有信心，对自己的外表的担忧也会减少；然而，当女性对大码运动服的各个方面不满意时，她们就会产生负面体验并感到想要避免运动。服装可能会影响女性运动时的体验以及避免运动的动机。