Emotional Intelligence, Body Image and Disordered Eating Attitudes in Combat Sport Athletes

Influence of Psychological, Anthropometric and Sociodemographic Factors on the Symptoms of Eating Disorders in Young Athletes

“…For males, the results of this study are consistent with those from previous studies (Baum, 2006;Costarelli & Stamou, 2009;Filaire, Rouveix, Pannafieux, & Ferrand, 2007;Holm-Denoma et al, 2009;Silva, Gomes, & Martins, 2011). Dissatisfaction with body image explained 12% of the variance in the risk factors for ED for males.…”

Is there a link between the volume of physical exercise and emotional intelligence (EQ)?

“…However, gender differences in the athletic population were not studied to date. The only study addressing the issues indirectly (Costarelli & Stamou, 2009), has disclosed some gender differences in some aspects of the EQ, in line with the current results, but due to low male representation in the sample the authors warn for the careful interpretation in the data. Indeed, gender differences in EQ in athletes or committed exercisers is a separate issue that warrants special attention with consideration to culture, age, social and educational status, and athletic level, as well as athletic experience.…”

“…Further, a higher EQ was associated with pleasant emotional states before optimal performance, while a lower EQ was linked to negative emotional states prior to dysfunctional performance (Lane et al, 2010). Finally, evidence shows that athletes score higher on EQ than non-athletes (Costarelli & Stamou, 2009;Szabo & Urbán, 2014), that is attributed to athletic training in which participants need to recognize and control their own emotions and read and respond to opponents' or teammates' emotions (Szabo & Urbán, 2014;Zizzi et al, 2003).…”

Body dissatisfaction and inappropriate eating behavior in young soccer players

“…A prevalência de insatisfação corporal em atletas parece baixa Rosendhal et al, 2009;Torres-McGehee et al, 2009). Porém, autores salientam que a insatisfação corporal costuma ser sintoma de primeira ordem no desencadeamento de transtornos do comportamento alimentar (Costarelli & Stamou, 2009;Durme et al, 2012;Filaire, Rouveix, Pannafieux, & Ferrand, 2007).…”

“…Alguns exemplos desses comportamentos são a autoindução de vômitos, a restrição alimentar patológica, o uso de diuréticos ou laxativos para a perda de peso, a utilização de esteroides anabólicos para o ganho de massa magra, entre outros (Torstveit et al, 2008). Pesquisadores ressaltam que a prevalência desses hábitos costuma ser elevada entre os atletas, podendo até ser maior do que na população geral (Costarelli & Stamou, 2009;Filaire et al, 2007;Torres-McGehee et al, 2009). Paralelamente, existe evidência da existência de vários fatores associados a esses comportamentos no âm-bito esportivo, tais como: uniformes salientando o formato corporal, ênfase na magreza, divisão de categorias por classe de peso, perfeccionismo, comparações sociais de corpo, estado nutricional e percentual de gordura (De Bruin, Oudejans, Bakker, & Woertman, 2011;Gomes, Martins, & Silva, 2011 (Cooper, Taylor, Cooper, & Fairburn, 1987) é um instrumento de autopreenchimento composto por 34 perguntas, respondido em uma escala Likert que varia de 1 "nunca", a 6 "sempre", que busca avaliar a frequência de preocupação ou descontentamento que o jovem possui com peso e aparência física, ou seja, sua insatisfação corporal.…”