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

Background. The aim of the study was to evaluate differences in body image across different types of sports in highly trained female athletes. Methods. 242 female individuals, aged 13–30 years (M=20.0, SD = 4.5), representing aesthetic sports (n=56) and nonaesthetic sports (n=186), were recruited fr...

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Published in:BioMed research international 2018-01, Vol.2018 (2018), p.1-8
Main Authors: Maćkowiak, Zuzanna, Ingarden, Mateusz, Markiewicz, Paweł, Malchrowicz-Mośko, Ewa, Ingarden, Anna, Firek, Wiesław, Banio, Adrianna, Korcz, Agata, Kantanista, Adam, Płoszaj, Katarzyna
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Athletes
Biomedical research
Body composition
Body Image
Body mass
Body mass index
Bulimia
Competition
Eating disorders
Exercise
Female
Health promotion
Humans
Medicine
Participation
Pathology
Perception
Perceptions
Physical education
Physical fitness
Qualitative research
Regression Analysis
Self image
Sports
Sports medicine
Student athletes
Swimming
Training
Variance analysis
Women athletes
Young Adult
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Summary:Background. The aim of the study was to evaluate differences in body image across different types of sports in highly trained female athletes. Methods. 242 female individuals, aged 13–30 years (M=20.0, SD = 4.5), representing aesthetic sports (n=56) and nonaesthetic sports (n=186), were recruited from different sports clubs in Poland. Body image, BMI, age, the level of competition attained, and the training background of participants were recorded. Results. One-way ANOVA showed differences in the body image of athletes engaged in different types of sport (F(11,230)=4.10, p
ISSN:2314-6133
2314-6141
DOI:10.1155/2018/6835751