Body Image of Highly Trained Female Athletes Engaged in Different Types of Sport

Kantanista, Adam; Glapa, Agata; Banio, Adrianna; Firek, Wiesłąw; Ingarden, Anna; Malchrowicz-Mośko, Ewa; Markiewicz, Paweł; Płoszaj, Katarzyna; Ingarden, Mateusz; Maćkowiak, Zuzanna

doi:10.1155/2018/6835751

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“…The most curious data in our study is that self-esteem was higher in athletes than in the control group and better in gymnasts than in footballers. These results are in line with other researches [ 92 , 93 ], pointing out the importance of the practice of sport and of the type of sport, because self-esteem is different in aesthetic sports than in non-aesthetic sports, like football. Self-esteem is probably a protective factor to develop an eating disorder despite perfectionism, which is the most predictive variable as the multiple linear regression showed, and this variable was high in athletes.…”

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Disordered Eating Attitudes, Anxiety, Self-Esteem and Perfectionism in Young Athletes and Non-Athletes

Petisco-Rodríguez

Sánchez-Sánchez

Fernández-García

et al. 2020

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Eating disorders are associated with short and long-term consequences that can affect sports performance. The purposes of this study were to investigate whether female athletes, particularly gymnasts and footballers, exhibit more eating problems compared to female non-athletes, and to identify individual personality characteristics including anxiety, self-esteem, and perfectionism as possible contributors to eating disorder risk. In a sample of 120 participants, 80 adolescent female athletes were compared to a control condition of 40 non-athletes (mean age 17.2 ± 2.82). Participants responded to a questionnaire package to investigate the presence of disordered eating (SCOFF) and psychological variables in relation to disordered eating symptoms or eating disorder status. Subsequently, anthropometric measures were obtained individually by trained staff. There were statistically significant differences between conditions. One of the most important results was the score in SCOFF (Mann–Whitney = 604, p < 0.05; Cohen’s d = 0.52, r = 0.25), being higher in control than in the gymnast condition. These results suggest that non-athlete female adolescents show more disturbed eating behaviours and thoughts than female adolescents from aesthetic sport modalities and, therefore, may have an enhanced risk of developing clinical eating disorders.

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Disordered Eating Attitudes, Anxiety, Self-Esteem and Perfectionism in Young Athletes and Non-Athletes

Petisco-Rodríguez

Sánchez-Sánchez

Fernández-García

et al. 2020

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“…An athlete may frequently have separate body images; an athletic body image and a social body image. 68–71 There may be tensions between the socially desirable body image and the ideal physique for performance in the athlete’s sport. 72 Both male and female athletes may have a body image that is in conflict with cultural norms and gender stereotypes.…”

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The Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) and National Eating Disorders Collaboration (NEDC) position statement on disordered eating in high performance sport

Wells¹,

Jeacocke

Appaneal³

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Br J Sports Med

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Identification, evaluation and management of disordered eating (DE) is complex. DE exists along the spectrum from optimised nutrition through to clinical eating disorders (EDs). Individual athletes can move back and forth along the spectrum of eating behaviour at any point in time over their career and within different stages of a training cycle. Athletes are more likely to present with DE than a clinical ED. Overall, there is a higher prevalence of DE and EDs in athletes compared with non-athletes. Additionally, athletes participating in aesthetic, gravitational and weight-class sports are at higher risk of DE and EDs than those in sports without these characteristics. The evaluation and management of DE requires a cohesive team of professional practitioners consisting of, at minimum, a doctor, a sports dietitian and a psychologist, termed within this statement as the core multidisciplinary team. The Australian Institute of Sport and the National Eating Disorders Collaboration have collaborated to provide this position statement, containing guidelines for athletes, coaches, support staff, clinicians and sporting organisations. The guidelines support the prevention and early identification of DE, and promote timely intervention to optimise nutrition for performance in a safe, supported, purposeful and individualised manner. This position statement is a call to action to all involved in sport to be aware of poor self-image and poor body image among athletes. The practical recommendations should guide the clinical management of DE in high performance sport.

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“…A meta-analysis showed that athletes in general had a more positive body image when compared to non-athletes although the effect size is small (Hausenblas & Downs, 2001). However, other studies have noted that although athletes engage in high levels of physical activity, they can also report body image dissatisfaction depending on the type of sport (Abbott & Barber, 2011;Hulley & Hill, 2001;Kantanista et al, 2018;Nerini, 2015;Swami et al, 2009). As such, it is evident that the relationship between physical activity and body image satisfaction is neither simple nor direct.…”

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Body Image, Physical Activity and Sport Involvement: A Study on Gender Differences

Leng

Phua

Yang

2020

Physical Culture and Sport. Studies and Research

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The aim of this study is to examine whether sport involvement i.e. identification with the domain of sports affect satisfaction with body image in men and women. 158 respondents from a tertiary educational institution provided data on their satisfaction with their body image, level of sport involvement, and level of physical activity. Independent t-tests were conducted to compare differences between and within genders. Female respondents (n=40) who were high in sport involvement reported a significantly lower level of dissatisfaction with their body image (M=.55, SD=.78) when compared to female respondents (n=44) who were low in sport involvement (M=.84, SD=.83; t=1.65, p<.05). There was no significant difference amongst male respondents. There was also no significant difference in satisfaction with body image across groups with varying levels of physical activity. This suggests that being involved in sport can affect body image satisfaction amongst females.

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Body Image of Highly Trained Female Athletes Engaged in Different Types of Sport

Cited by 53 publications

References 47 publications

Disordered Eating Attitudes, Anxiety, Self-Esteem and Perfectionism in Young Athletes and Non-Athletes

Disordered Eating Attitudes, Anxiety, Self-Esteem and Perfectionism in Young Athletes and Non-Athletes

The Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) and National Eating Disorders Collaboration (NEDC) position statement on disordered eating in high performance sport

Body Image, Physical Activity and Sport Involvement: A Study on Gender Differences

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