Body Image Concern and Eating Disorder Symptoms Among Elite Icelandic Athletes
The aim of this study was to analyse body image concerns and symptoms of eating disorders in elite Icelandic athletes according to their sex, and sport practiced. The participants were 755 athletes (24.8 ± 3.5 years in age) who compete at the highest possible level in Iceland. Representing 20 differ...
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ftmdpi:oai:mdpi.com:/1660-4601/16/15/2728/ 2023-08-20T04:07:28+02:00 Body Image Concern and Eating Disorder Symptoms Among Elite Icelandic Athletes Hafrún Kristjánsdóttir Petra Sigurðardóttir Sigurlaug Jónsdóttir Guðlaug Þorsteinsdóttir Jose Saavedra agris 2019-07-31 application/pdf https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16152728 EN eng Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute Health Behavior, Chronic Disease and Health Promotion https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16152728 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health; Volume 16; Issue 15; Pages: 2728 Anorexia bulimia health performance sports Text 2019 ftmdpi https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16152728 2023-07-31T22:28:50Z The aim of this study was to analyse body image concerns and symptoms of eating disorders in elite Icelandic athletes according to their sex, and sport practiced. The participants were 755 athletes (24.8 ± 3.5 years in age) who compete at the highest possible level in Iceland. Representing 20 different sports, they were divided into five sports groups. Three questionnaires were used: the Body Shape Questionnaire to assess body image concerns; the Bulimia Test-Revised to assess the main symptoms of bulimia; and the Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire to identify disordered eating attitudes and behaviours. A chi-squared test was used to analyse differences in prevalence of body image concern and eating disorders, a t-test for the differences between men and women, and a one-way ANOVA to compare the different sports. The main findings were that 17.9% of the athletes presented severe or moderate body image dissatisfaction, and 18.2% (25.3% of the women) were above the clinical cutoff for body image concern. Women’s scores were higher than men’s (whole sample and ball games) in all variables except restraint. These results seem to point to the existence of a real problem that athlete, coaches, doctors, and institutions need to take into account. Text Iceland MDPI Open Access Publishing International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 16 15 2728 |
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The aim of this study was to analyse body image concerns and symptoms of eating disorders in elite Icelandic athletes according to their sex, and sport practiced. The participants were 755 athletes (24.8 ± 3.5 years in age) who compete at the highest possible level in Iceland. Representing 20 different sports, they were divided into five sports groups. Three questionnaires were used: the Body Shape Questionnaire to assess body image concerns; the Bulimia Test-Revised to assess the main symptoms of bulimia; and the Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire to identify disordered eating attitudes and behaviours. A chi-squared test was used to analyse differences in prevalence of body image concern and eating disorders, a t-test for the differences between men and women, and a one-way ANOVA to compare the different sports. The main findings were that 17.9% of the athletes presented severe or moderate body image dissatisfaction, and 18.2% (25.3% of the women) were above the clinical cutoff for body image concern. Women’s scores were higher than men’s (whole sample and ball games) in all variables except restraint. These results seem to point to the existence of a real problem that athlete, coaches, doctors, and institutions need to take into account. |
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Body Image Concern and Eating Disorder Symptoms Among Elite Icelandic Athletes |
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Body Image Concern and Eating Disorder Symptoms Among Elite Icelandic Athletes |
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Body Image Concern and Eating Disorder Symptoms Among Elite Icelandic Athletes |
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Body Image Concern and Eating Disorder Symptoms Among Elite Icelandic Athletes |
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Body Image Concern and Eating Disorder Symptoms Among Elite Icelandic Athletes |
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