Social Physique Anxiety and Disturbed Eating Attitudes and Behaviors in Adolescents: Moderating Effects of Sport, Sport-Related Characteristics, and Gender

Lanfranchi, Marie-Christine; Maïano, Christophe; Morin, Alexandre J. S.; Therme, Pierre

doi:10.1007/s12529-014-9406-6

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“…These results are in line with several studies. The study carried out by Lanfranchi, Maïano, Morin & Therme [70], stands out where those young people who practice physical exercise and sport assiduously showed a greater prevalence of suffering from eating disorders when they felt high anxiety. From the field of health, the studies by Oliver, Wardle & Gibson [71] and Wardle, Steptoe, Oliver & Lipsey [72] stand out, where it was observed that those participants who were subjected to stressful situations showed a greater predilection for foods with more sugar and calorie content than those participants who were more relaxed.…”

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The Influence of the Trainer’s Social Behaviors on the Resilience, Anxiety, Stress, Depression and Eating Habits of Athletes

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During their sporting lives, athletes must face multiple difficulties that can have consequences for their mental health and changes in their eating patterns. Therefore, the present study aims to analyze how social skills of the trainer influence the coping capacity, psychological well-being, and eating habits of the athlete, elements that are key to achieving success during competition. This study involved 1547 athletes and 127 trainer. In order to achieve the objective, the mean, standard deviation, bivariate correlations, reliability analysis and a structural equation model were analysed. The results showed that prosocial behaviours were positively related to resilience, while antisocial behaviours were negatively related. Resilience was negatively related to anxiety, stress and depression. Finally, anxiety, stress and depression were negatively related to healthy eating and positively related to unhealthy eating. These results highlight the importance of creating a positive social climate to develop coping strategies that promote mental health and healthy eating habits of athletes.

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“…In support of these theoretical proposals, empirical evidence has been found associating body‐related cognitive processes such as physical appearance comparison (PAC) to DE (Alcaraz‐Ibáñez, 2017; Alcaraz‐Ibáñez, Sicilia, Díez‐Fernández & Paterna, 2020; Fitzsimmons‐Craft, Harney, Brownstone, Higgins & Bardone‐Cone, 2012; Walker, Thornton, De Choudhury, Teevan, Bulik, Levinson & Zerwas, 2015). Similarly, a body‐related affective experience such as social physique anxiety (SPA; i.e., the distressed feelings experienced as a result of believing that the own body could be negatively evaluated by others; Hart, Leary & Rejeski, 1989) has been also consistently associated with DE (Alcaraz‐Ibáñez & Sicilia, 2020; Alcaraz‐Ibáñez et al ., 2020; Fitzsimmons‐Craft, Harney et al, 2012; Lanfranchi, Maïano, Morin & Therme, 2015).…”

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Examining the role of social physique anxiety on the relationship between physical appearance comparisons and disordered eating symptoms among Spanish emerging adults

Alcaraz‐Ibáñez

Paterna

Griffiths

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Scandinavian J Psychology

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The present study extends previous research by examining the moderating/mediating role of social physique anxiety (SPA) on the relationship between physical appearance comparisons (PAC) and symptoms of disordered eating (DE) in adolescent population. A total of 555 emerging adults (59% women) ranging from 18 to 30 years of age (M = 21.34, SD = 2.80) were recruited from two public universities from Spain using a non-probabilistic sampling technique. Participants completed a self-reported questionnaire comprising the variables of research interest. Once the effects of sex (i.e., being men or women), age, body mass index, and depressive symptoms were controlled for, the results from bootstrapping cross-sectional regression analyses supported both the moderating and mediating effect of SPA on the relationship between PAC and DE. Sex did not moderate any of these relationships. From these findings, it follows that incorporating strategies aimed at decreasing PAC and SPA may contribute to improved prevention efforts aimed at decreasing DE among Spanish emerging adults of both sexes.

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“…Body image concerns, specifically, body dissatisfaction is the precursor of DEAB's. DEABs have been increasingly studied in samples of adolescents that participate in sports [4,8,[23][24][25]. Studies demonstrated that DEABs contribute to poor health and performance in sport, musculoskeletal injury, the development of female and male athlete triad [26][27][28][29], and drop out from sport [30,31].…”

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Body Image and Disturbed Eating Attitudes and Behaviors in Sport-Involved Adolescents: The Role of Gender and Sport Characteristics

Jankauskienė

Bacevičienė

2019

Nutrients

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Disordered eating in adolescents who participate in sports is an issue of great concern. However, very few studies have examined the prevalence of sport-related determinants of disturbed eating attitudes and behaviours (DEABs) in sport-involved adolescents. The present study aims to assess body image and DEABs in the sample of adolescents involved in a sport of different characteristics (competitive sport, leisure sport; weight-sensitive and less-weight-sensitive sport) and to compare the results with those of the controls. A total sample of 732 adolescents (437 (59.4%) were female) participated in the study. The participants ranged in age from 16 to 19 years (mean = 17.2, SD = 0.6). Study participants completed a questionnaire assessing sports characteristics, body image, disordered eating, and health-compromising eating behaviours. Analysis of covariance was used to test the differences of major study variables between controls and weight-sensitive and less-weight-sensitive leisure and competitive sports groups. There was no significant difference observed in DEABs between the sports groups. Competitive athletes reported more satisfaction with body image than controls. The girls participating in weight-sensitive leisure sports reported higher overweight preoccupation and greater DEABs compared to those participating in less-weight-sensitive leisure sports. Boys participating in weight-sensitive leisure sports reported a greater drive for muscularity-related behaviour compared to those participating in less-weight-sensitive leisure sports. There was no observed interaction between gender and weight sensitivity in the competitive sports group. Adolescents involved in a competitive sport demonstrated greater body image satisfaction and did not seem to present a greater risk for DEABs than controls. Special prevention attempts for lowering body image concerns and DEABs should be addressed for adolescents participating in a weight-sensitive leisure sports.

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Social Physique Anxiety and Disturbed Eating Attitudes and Behaviors in Adolescents: Moderating Effects of Sport, Sport-Related Characteristics, and Gender

Cited by 19 publications

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The Influence of the Trainer’s Social Behaviors on the Resilience, Anxiety, Stress, Depression and Eating Habits of Athletes

The Influence of the Trainer’s Social Behaviors on the Resilience, Anxiety, Stress, Depression and Eating Habits of Athletes

Examining the role of social physique anxiety on the relationship between physical appearance comparisons and disordered eating symptoms among Spanish emerging adults

Body Image and Disturbed Eating Attitudes and Behaviors in Sport-Involved Adolescents: The Role of Gender and Sport Characteristics

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