Download or read book Feminist Identity Disordered Eating Behaviors Internalization of Societal Body Ideals and Body Image Satisfaction in Collegiate Female Athletes written by Hannah Houseman and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Encyclopedia of Body Image and Human Appearance written by and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2012-04-11 with total page 866 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This scholarly work is the most comprehensive existing resource on human physical appearance—how people’s outer physical characteristics and their inner perceptions and attitudes about their own appearance (body image) affect their lives. The encyclopedia’s 117 full-length chapters are composed and edited by the world’s experts from a range of disciplines—social, behavioral, and biomedical sciences. The extensive topical coverage in this valuable reference work includes: (1) Important theories, perspectives, and concepts for understanding body image and appearance; (2) Scientific measurement of body image and physical attributes (anthropometry); (3) The development and determinants of human appearance and body image over the lifespan: (4) How culture and society influences the meanings of human appearance; (5) The psychosocial effects of appearance-altering disease, damage, and visible differences; (6) Appearance self-change and self-management; (7) The prevention and treatment of body image problems, including psychosocial and medical interventions. Chapters are written in a manner that is accessible and informative to a wide audience, including the educated public, college and graduate students, and scientists and clinical practitioners. Each well-organized chapter provides a glossary of definitions of any technical terms and a Further Reading section of recommended sources for continued learning about the topic. Available online via ScienceDirect or in a limited-release print version. The Encyclopedia of Body Image and Human Appearance is a unique reference for a growing area of scientific inquiry It brings together in one source the research from experts in a variety of fields examining this psychological and sociological phenomenon The breadth of topics covered, and the current fascination with this subject area ensure this reference will be of interest to researchers and a lay audience alike

Download or read book A Selective Prevention Study written by Julie Brennan and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abstract: Female college students are at risk for developing a body image or eating disturbance and/or disorder. There, however, is a lack of effective prevention programs in the college population despite an increase in body image and eating disturbances. The main purpose of this study was to examine the effectiveness of three different intervention programs designed to decrease body dissatisfaction and eating disorder symptomatology in sorority women. The final sample consisted of 146 participants from four sororities. Each sorority was randomly assigned an intervention program and one group was assigned to be the control. The intervention groups included a psychoeducation, a social norms, and a combined (psychoeducation and social norms) group. The intervention groups included two 1-hour presentations and exposure to positive messages regarding body image and eating behavior. The difference between the groups was in how the information was presented. That is, by providing psychoeducation information, by providing normative data for each sorority, or by using the combined approach. Both intervention and control group members completed measures of body satisfaction, appearance evaluation, eating attitudes and behaviors, internalization of the sociocultural ideal, pressure to obtain the sociocultural idea, self-esteem, and social norm questionnaires at pre and post-test. Multilevel modeling was used to compare the effectiveness of the programs to the control group. The results indicated that the psychoeducational group significantly reduced eating disorder symptomatology and the combined group significantly increased positive body image attitudes and negative eating behaviors targeted in this study. The implications for these results are discussed, as are suggestions for future research in this area.

Download or read book Social Pressures and Body Image as Contributors to Eating Habits Among Collegiate Women Athletes written by Jill M. Mallin and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 197 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Researchers have often stated that when examining the development of eating disorders, it is fruitful to take a multi-dimensional approach in order to identify the role of several contributing factors. Unfortunately, not only has this framework been used all too rarely in the general research on eating disorders, it has hardly ever been used when looking at the development of disordered eating among athletes. To this end, relationships among self-reported symptoms of disordered eating, body image dissatisfaction, and two types of perceived pressure for thinness (social and athletic) were investigated in a sample of 206 women collegiate athletes from two Division I schools, representing 12 different sports. A series of regression analyses, and a test of mediation, were used to analyze the data. It was hypothesized that body image dissatisfaction and perceived pressure for thinness would each account for a significant amount of variance in symptoms of disordered eating, and that body image dissatisfaction would mediate the relationship between both kinds of perceived pressure for thinness and disordered eating. Support was garnered for several of the hypotheses. Specifically, the independent variables of body image dissatisfaction, social pressure for thinness, and athletic pressure for thinness each uniquely accounted for variance in disordered eating. Somewhat differing from the hypothesized relationship, body image dissatisfaction functioned as a partial mediator, rather than a full mediator, in the relationship between social pressure for thinness and disordered eating, as well as in the relationship between athletic pressure for thinness and disordered eating. Additional exploratory analyses indicated that athletic pressure did not account for additional variance in disordered eating above and beyond that accounted for by social pressure for thinness. Further, significant differences emerged on the variables of bulimia and athletic pressure for thinness when comparing individual sports and when comparing lean (e.g., cross-country, track, swimming, diving, gymnastics) vs. nonlean (e.g., rifle, tennis, golf, basketball, softball, volleyball, soccer) sports. Therefore, all three variables (i.e., body image dissatisfaction, social pressure for thinness, and athletic pressure for thinness) were supported in the role they play in the development of disordered eating among women athletes. The finding of partial mediation of these relationships provides support for the continued examination and clarification of how these variables all uniquely contribute to this development.

Download or read book The Impact of Feminist Identity and Weight Bias on Body Image Disturbance and Eating Disorder Pathology in Treatment seeking Women written by Caitlin A. Martin-Wagar and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eating disorders are associated with serious psychological and physical health problems (American Psychiatric Association [APA], 2013). Body image disturbance plays a vital role in the development and maintenance of eating disorders, especially for women (Culbert, Racine, & Klump, 2015). Self-objectification has been found to be a strong predictor of who is at highest risk of being impacted by societal messages about appearance and weight (Moradi & Huang, 2008). However, more information is needed about both protective and risk factors for internalizing these messages. Though several sociocultural factors have been examined in relation to body image, these studies have been conducted primarily with non-clinical college populations (Yager & O'Dea, 2008). In a sample of 100 women with diagnosed eating disorders, several sociocultural factors were explored as factors potentially impacting the severity of body image disturbance. Experiences of weight bias, internalized weight bias, and self-objectification were found to be related to increased body image disturbance and eating pathology, whereas feminist self-identification was overall not found to be significantly related to body image disturbance. These variables were examined in a conditional mediation model seeking to better understanding body image disturbance in this transdiagnostic sample of women with eating disorders. Results indicate that experiences of weight bias impact body image disturbance through internalized weight bias and self-objectification. However, feminist identity was not found to moderate this relationship. The findings in this study provide initial support for a model relating experiences of weight bias, internalized weight bias, self-objectification, and body image disturbance in women with a diagnosed eating disorder. Results also suggest that the role of weight bias deserves further examination in eating disorder treatment studies. Finally, results from this study suggest that sexism and weight bias may function as entirely self-sustainable systems of oppression. Thus, feminist self-identification does not necessarily protect eating disorder women from internalizing weight bias. More research is needed to more thoroughly understand the role of sociocultural variables in clinical populations of women with eating disorders.

Download or read book Effect of Body Image Awareness Program on Weight Satisfaction in NCAA Division I Female Athletes written by Derionne J. Brooks and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Body image and body satisfaction are consistently cited as the main causes for disordered eating patterns and clinical eating disorders. While there has been sufficient research regarding the causes leading to disordered eating behaviors, research regarding intervention and prevention programs for at-risk populations has been lacking. The purpose of this study is to investigate the efficacy of a body image awareness program on weight satisfaction in National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I female athletes. Sixteen athletes (age 19±1.01 years) from five sporting teams were randomly assigned to a control group or intervention group, participated in a 6-week body awareness program. Surveys were administered at the beginning and end of the intervention period, and data was analyzed measure any differences in body satisfaction using a paired sample T-test. The percentage of athletes in the intervention group who indicated that they were satisfied with their current weight increased from 44% at the beginning of the intervention to 78% after competing the body image awareness program while the control group’s satisfaction percentage decreased from 71% to 57%. On a scale of 1-6 (1=Extremely Dissatisfied; 6=Extremely Satisfied), participants in the intervention program reported an increase in weight satisfaction from 3.89 to 4.33 at the completion of the program while the control group showed no statistically significant changes. Using another rating scale for dissatisfaction (0=Not at all dissatisfied; 6=Markedly), participants in the intervention group reported a decrease in weight dissatisfaction from 1.11 to 0.67, while this number increased in the control group from 1.86 to 2.43 over the span of the intervention period. These results provided some support of the efficacy of this program on weight satisfaction in NCAA Division I athletes, though not statistically significant.

Download or read book Body Image and Behavior in NCAA Division III Female Athletes Involved in Team Sports in the Midwest written by Leigh A. Sears and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 153 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abstract: Researchers suggest the strongest influences on body image are sociocultural factors. The pressure to be thin and feminine creates anxiety, which may lead to risky dietary and exercise behaviors. The purpose of this study was to examine the factors that lead to risky eating and exercise behavior in female athletes. NCAA Division III female college athletes, 18-23, participated. A web-based host site where respondents obtained a copy of the survey was used; participants completed and submitted the survey electronically. Outcome variables were excessive exercise and disordered eating. Predictor variables included: body image, social physique anxiety (SPA), athletic identity, traditional sex role, internalization of sociocultural attitudes, self-esteem, and participant demographics. SPA was a significant predictor for risky eating (Nagelkerke R2 = .124). The linear combination of the three variables (self-esteem, body mass index, and SPA) were significant predictors for excessive exercise (R2 = .475, F = (3,522) = 159.096, p = .000, [eta]2 = .477.) It was observed that those with a higher SPA also had higher BMI's and were more likely to perform in risky eating behaviors than excessive exercise.

Download or read book Evaluating Contextual Body Image Eating and Exercise Behaviors in College Athletes written by Katherine E. McManus and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 55 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The current study assessed the associations between disordered eating, excessive exercise, and contextual body image within a sample of Division I college student-athletes. Sixty-five student-athletes anonymously completed an online survey consisting of a series of eating, exercise, and body image related assessments followed by open-ended questions regarding their motivation to workout and overall student-athlete and college experience. Results indicated that there was no significant association between excessive exercise and disordered eating (r = .19, p = .130; two-tailed), however, there was a significant association between athletic identity and excessive exercise (r = .433, p = .0003). Point biserial correlations and Welch sample t-tests revealed that gender had a significant association with disordered eating (rpb = .324, n = 65, p = .009) however, sport-type did not (rpb = .044, n = 65, p = .729). The current study is consistent with prior research showing that females score higher on scales of disordered eating behavior than males. Furthermore, this study provides evidence to suggest that female athletes may experience differences with their body image, particularly their shape (rpb = .256, n = 65, p = .04), in different contexts (i.e., in daily life context) compared to male athletes. Follow up research should continue to examine the impact of athletic identity, excessive exercise, and disordered eating for all athletes regardless of sport-type and gender.

Download or read book Almost Like Swimming Upstream written by April Barnes Gaines and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Through a mixed methods approach, this study utilized both quantitative and qualitative analyses to elucidate how the constructs of body image and eating concerns are influenced by the intersecting identities of Black military women. The study employed an Explanatory Sequential Transformative design composed of a quantitative Phase I and qualitative Phase II, intended to explain results using the phenomenological experiences of participants. Phase I results examined the intersecting identities of race, feminist identity (a construct of gender identity), and military connectedness as moderators of the relationship between self-reported body dissatisfaction and disordered eating behaviors. Results from an online sample of 149 active duty and reserve Black military women suggested that none of the identity variables examined served as a moderator in the relationship between body dissatisfaction and disordered eating behaviors. Results from Phase II qualitative interviews of 6 study participants suggested that Phase I results were primarily due to the importance of job security, conflict with Black cultural body ideals, and overall societal pressure faced by women. Meta-inferences drawn from Phase I and Phase II results reveal that job security and competing identities (i.e., military and Black feminist values) may reinforce self-silencing among Black military women, which may account for the high prevalence of disordered eating observed in the current study. Additionally, military connectedness and Black feminist values, which were distinct from traditional feminist beliefs, was negatively related to body dissatisfaction and disordered eating behaviors, suggesting the benefit of a more integrated view of oneself and the value of collectivist cultures. Finally, results illustrated the importance of utilizing mixed methods for research centering intersectionality.

Download or read book Disordered Eating and Compulsive Exercise in Collegiate Athletes written by Kseniia Power and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over the past two decades, a large body of research has examined the issues of eating disorders as well as compensatory behaviors in collegiate competitive athletes. Up to 49.1% of student-athletes engage in disordered eating and compensatory behaviors, while up to 7.1% of athletes have symptoms that reach the threshold of formal psychiatric diagnoses. Greater symptoms are linked to reduced athletic and academic performance, both of which may impact physical and psychosocial functioning later in adulthood. However, most athletes suffer from these symptoms in isolation, as these behaviors are often undetected by athletic trainers and coaches. The purpose of the current study was: (a) to examine the prevalence of both formal eating disorders and disordered eating symptomatology in a sample of collegiate student-athletes; (b) to explore the frequency of compulsive exercise occurrence; (c) to investigate the differences in athletes' disordered eating, compulsive exercise, and body image concerns by gender, sport type, and level of athletic participation; and (d) to assess the relationships among athletes' disordered eating, compulsive exercise, and body image concerns, as well as associations between athletes' age and each of these three variables. In total, 128 NCAA Division I varsity and club athletes completed the Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire (EDE-Q), Compulsive Exercise Test (CET), and Multidimensional Body Self-Relations Questionnaire - Appearance Scales (MBSRQ-AS). Correlational analysis, Independent two-sample, and Welch's t-tests were conducted to establish statistical significance for the relationships of interest. Out of 128 athletes, 11 athletes (8.6%) scored in the clinically significant range on at least one EDE-Q subscale. Four athletes (3.2%) met criteria for Bulimia Nervosa, 3 athletes (2.4%) met criteria for Binge Eating Disorder, and 2 athletes (1.6%) met criteria for Unspecified Feeding or Eating Disorder. In addition, 40 athletes (31.3%) reported subclinical symptoms of an eating disorder. Nineteen athletes (14.85%) scored above the clinical cut-off score for compulsive exercise behavior. Female athletes reported greater disordered eating symptomatology and body image dissatisfaction than males. In addition, lean-sport athletes had a higher prevalence of maladaptive eating behaviors than non-lean sport athletes. Age was not associated with athletes' disordered eating, compulsive exercise, and body image scores. Also, no differences were found between club and varsity athletes for the same variables. Positive correlations were found between athletes' eating pathology and their compulsive exercise behaviors, suggesting that greater eating disorder symptoms were associated with greater excessive exercise engagement. In contrast to athletes with no symptoms of an eating disorder, athletes with symptoms of an eating disorder reported using exercise as a weight control measure. Higher levels of body image dissatisfaction were also associated with greater eating pathology. This study addressed a number of methodological shortcomings across the body of eating disorder research (e.g., studies with insufficient sample sizes, lack of group comparisons by age and level of athletic participation, and suboptimal psychometric measures) and underscored the need for a new generation of studies. The study also explored the frequency of compulsive exercise, a compensatory behavior which is highly prevalent, but often overlooked among athletes. The study findings may aid coaches, athletic administration, and mental health professionals in identifying at-risk athletes. The study findings also inform the development of prevention and treatment efforts.

Download or read book EATING DISORDER AMONG FEMALE PLAYERS written by Dr. Sunil Bhotmange & Dr. Ajay Karkare and published by Ashok Yakkaldevi. This book was released on 2020-09-30 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Body image is a person's perception of the relative attractiveness of their body. Often, people see themselves more dramatically different than they actually appear to others. A negative body image can lead to mental disorders such as depression, or eating disorders such as anorexia, bulimia, and binge eating. Anorexia and bulimia treatment are most successful with early detection of symptoms. Body image is psychological in nature. It is influenced by your self-esteem and self-worth and it in turn, influences your self-esteem and self-worth. It is how you perceive your physical body and how you feel others perceive it. It is not based in the truth, but in what you see as the truth.

Download or read book Eating Disorders in Sport written by Ron A. Thompson and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2011-01-19 with total page 301 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over the past fifteen years, there has been a great increase in the knowledge of eating disorders in sport and effective means of treatment. In this book, the authors draw on their extensive clinical experience to discuss how to identify, manage, treat, and prevent eating disorders in sport participants. They begin by examining the clinical conditions related to eating problems, including descriptions of specific disorders and a review of the relevant literature. Special attention is given to the specific gender and sport-related factors that can negatively influence the eating habits of athletes. The second half of the book discusses identification of participants with disordered eating by reviewing symptoms and how they manifest in sport; management issues for sport personnel, coaches, athletic trainers, and healthcare professionals; treatment; and medical considerations, such as the use of psychotropic medications. A list of useful resources is included in an appendix, as well as a glossary of important terms.

Download or read book The Effects of Sociocultural Factors on Body Image in Division III Female Athletes written by Naomi Hill and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Negative body image puts athletes at a higher susceptibility for eating disorder development than nonathletes (NEDA, 2018). Many factors influence how athletes perceive their body, such as family, peers, coaches, and the media. The purpose of this study was to 1) examine the body image of female Division III collegiate athletes, an understudied population, 2) explore four sociocultural variables that may influence the body image satisfaction of these athletes: Family, peers, the media, and coaches, and 3) summarize and analyze the existing literature on the neurobiology of body image as it relates to eating disorders among athletes, including comorbid mental health diagnoses, dysregulation of appetite reward patterns and behaviors, and the Female Athlete Triad. Participants were 115 female student-athletes at North Central College who completed measures related to body image, sociocultural pressures, and the coach-athlete relationship. Overall, participants felt larger than their ideal figure, indicative of body imaged is satisfaction. Regression analyses found that family and media predicted body image satisfaction across daily life and sport domains for athletes. The coach-athlete relationship did not predict body image satisfaction in this population."--Abstract

Download or read book Disordered Eating Behaviors in Collegiate Athletes written by and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 35 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abstract Intervention(s): Data was collected using an online Qualtrics survey with a number of questions on demographics, sports participation, disordered eating and body dissatisfaction. Main Outcome Measure(s): Means, standard deviations, and frequencies for all demographic information. Independent t-tests were conducted to compare: differences in disordered eating and body dissatisfaction between higher and lower performers. Results: Higher performing athletes were not at greater risk of disordered eating or eating disorders (P>.05). No significant difference was found between higher and lower performers on EDE-Q average score, BSQ average score, or EDE-Q subscales. There was no difference found among cross-country athletes or swimming athletes. Females had higher scores in each area compared to males. Although gender differences were significantly different, alone, neither female nor male results reported a higher risk for disordered eating in the higher performing athletes. Conclusions: Based on our findings, sport medicine departments should stress the importance of identifying eating disorders and disordered eating and make every attempt to identify athletes suffering. Future studies should examine which specific athletes in this subgroup are most at risk to provide the care they need. Key Words: disordered eating, eating disorder, athletes, performance.

Download or read book The Prevalence of Distorted Body Image and Disordered Eating Among Female Collegiate Athletes written by Sara L. Cole and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book DETECTION OF EATING DISORDERS AMONG YOUNG WOMEN written by Shrinkhala Upadhyaya and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eating disordered behavior is a crucial health issue that has been studied by several researchers over the years and continues to be addressed by many. Extreme concern for body image is acknowledged as one of the foundations for eating disorders and thinness ideal. Therefore, it becomes imperative to understand how young adults will react to universal messages related to body image and body dissatisfaction issues displayed in various forms of media. In this study, an important objective is to examine the prevalence of body dissatisfaction among young adult users of social media such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Pinterest. Yet another objective is to examine if body dissatisfaction among these users is associated with disordered eating behaviors. The present study, using the Theory of Planned Behavior, investigated the socio-cultural factors that may influence self-reported disordered eating behavior in young adults, especially females. To address these objectives, quantitative data were collected using a self-administered online survey. The data analysis found that more the number of hours spent on social media sites, higher is the body dissatisfaction among young adults. The data also show that body dissatisfaction is predicted by low levels of self-esteem, and high level of internalization of thinness ideal. When comparing the association of body dissatisfaction with eating disorders, it was found that among young adult female users of social media, body dissatisfaction levels are positively associated with eating disorder behaviors. When TPB variables were employed to screen for intentions to engage in strict dietary behavior as well as intention to engage anorexic and bulimic behavior, it is found that attitude, subjective norms and peer norms relating to food and thinness, and perceived behavioral control are statistically significant. Furthermore, when intention to perform the desired behavior, along with all other variables, namely attitudes, subjective norms, and perceived behavioral control were regressed to predict self-reported disordered eating behaviors, the model was significant with very high R2 value. The findings will be crucial to the future health communication campaigns for recognizing the importance of intentions and TPB variables to predict self-reported disordered eating behavior. Moreover, the larger aim of the study is to broaden development communication (devcom) as a field of study by focusing on how it could deal with building the capacity of people to live meaningful, expressive lives. The empirically supported findings of this study clearly showcase how devcom could help foster an empowered community of social media users with a countervailing voice to deal with the problem inhibiting their capacities and capabilities due to the universal media and societal messages of the thinness ideal.

Download or read book Disordered Eating Among Athletes written by Katherine A. Beals and published by Human Kinetics. This book was released on 2004 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This text integrates and evaluates current research on disordered eating among athletes. It aims to increase reader understanding of eating disorders and to give health and fitness professionals practical examples for creating their own effective treatment programme.