scholarly journals Psychosocial Factors Related to Eating Disorders among High School and College Female Cheerleaders

1996 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 195-206 ◽  
Author(s):  
Justine J. Reel ◽  
Diane L. Gill
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Eating Disorders ◽  
Body Dissatisfaction ◽  
Eating Patterns ◽  
Social Physique Anxiety ◽  
Eating Disorder Inventory ◽  
College Female ◽  
The Social ◽  
Strong Relation ◽  
Disordered Eating Patterns

Seventy-three college female and 84 high school female cheerleaders participated in the current study on eating disorders and pressures within cheerleading. The participants completed the Eating Disorder Inventory (EDI), the Social Physique Anxiety Scale (SPAS), and CHEER, a measure developed by the authors to identify pressures within cheerleading. A one-way MANOVA indicated significant differences between high school and college cheerleaders on CHEER and SPAS. Correlational analyses revealed a strong relation between SPAS, body dissatisfaction scores, and eating behavior, suggesting that body image is an important predictor for eating disorders in cheerleaders. Moreover, although high school cheerleaders reported fewer pressures than their college counterparts, they exhibited greater body dissatisfaction and disordered eating patterns.

A Mediational Model of Social Physique Anxiety and Eating Disordered Behaviors

1998 ◽  
Vol 86 (1) ◽  
pp. 139-145 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christina M. Frederick ◽  
Craig S. Morrison
Keyword(s):  
Eating Disorders ◽  
Social Behavior ◽  
Longitudinal Research ◽  
Social Physique Anxiety ◽  
Eating Disordered ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Common ◽  
Eating Disorders Inventory ◽  
Behavior Inhibition ◽  
Eating Disordered Behaviors

In the present study correlations among scores on social physique anxiety, social behavior inhibition, and eating disordered behaviors and traits were hypothesized on the basis that social physique anxiety would be correlated with personality disturbances associated with eating disorders and mediated by social inhibition and eating disordered behaviors. Subjects were 79 college-aged women ( M age=19.5 yr.), who completed the Garner's Eating Disorders Inventory, the Social Physique Anxiety Scale, and a measure of social behavior inhibition developed for this study. A mediational path analysis showed scores on social physique anxiety significantly moderately related to scores for eating disordered traits, mediated by scores on eating disordered behavior. These correlations account for 14 to 31% of the common variance, and with clinical research, support the assumption that eating-disordered behavior may begin with milder symptomatology such as high scores on social physique anxiety. Longitudinal research is required to assess the proposed causal relationship between identification of early symptoms and later eating disorders; however, present research suggests early intervention with women at risk may be useful.

Psychological Commitment to Exercise and Eating Disorder Symptomatology among Female Aerobic Instructors

1998 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 180-190 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kathleen A. Martin ◽  
Heather A. Hausenblas
Keyword(s):  
At Risk ◽  
Eating Disorders ◽  
Eating Disorder ◽  
Body Dissatisfaction ◽  
Role Models ◽  
Drive For Thinness ◽  
Eating Disorder Inventory ◽  
Psychological Commitment ◽  
Eating Disorder Symptomatology ◽  
Practical Implications

Researchers have questioned aerobic instructors’ status as healthy role models by suggesting that they are excessive exercisers who may be at risk for developing eating disorders. To address this issue, 286 female aerobic instructors (mean age = 34.1) completed the Commitment to Exercise Scale (CES) and the Bulimia (B), Body Dissatisfaction (BD), and Drive for Thinness (DT) subscales of the Eating Disorder Inventory-2 (EDI-2). Instructors scored low on the CES (M = 62.24) relative to other high-exercising populations. Scores on the EDI-2 subscales were also low compared to published norms (M = .78, 7.8, and 3.2 for B, BD, and DT, respectively). Simple correlations revealed that the CES was related to all three EDI-2 subscales (rs ranged from .18 to .30; ps < .01). Discussion focuses on factors that may account for instructors’ healthy attitudes toward exercise and eating, and practical implications for sport psychologists who work with fitness instructors.

Eating Disorders

2008 ◽  
Vol 1 (11) ◽  
pp. 759-763 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chantal Simon
Keyword(s):  
Eating Disorders ◽  
Anorexia Nervosa ◽  
Eating Disorder ◽  
Bulimia Nervosa ◽  
Disordered Eating ◽  
Eleventh Century ◽  
Eating Patterns ◽  
Criteria For Diagnosis ◽  
Disordered Eating Patterns

Although classification of eating disorders is relatively recent, cases of female anorexia have been recorded since the eleventh century. Then, the intentional self-starvation of women was thought to result from religious yearnings resulting in these women being termed ‘fasting saints’. Freud recorded a case of bulimia nervosa in a female patient in the nineteenth century. There are currently three recognized eating disorders: anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa and binge eating disorder. Many more people have disordered eating patterns that show features of these conditions but do not meet the criteria for diagnosis.

scholarly journals Percepción de la imagen corporal de los adolescentes de Huelva atendiendo al género y a la edad (Body image perception by gender and age in adolescents of Huelva)

Retos ◽  
2017 ◽  
pp. 40-43
Author(s):  
Manuel Javier Arrayás Grajera ◽  
Inmaculada Tornero Quiñones ◽  
Martín Salvador Díaz Bento
Keyword(s):  
Eating Disorders ◽  
Body Image ◽  
Eating Disorder ◽  
Body Dissatisfaction ◽  
Eating Disorder Inventory ◽  
Image Perception ◽  
Avoidance Behaviors ◽  
Gender And Age ◽  
Eating Disorders Inventory ◽  
Body Image Avoidance

El objetivo principal de este estudio es comprobar las diferencias entre la percepción de la imagen corporal (en adelante IC) en adolescentes de Huelva atendiendo tanto al género como a la edad. La muestra estuvo compuesta por 226 estudiantes, con edades comprendidas entre 12 y 18 años (M= 13,94; DT= 1,41). La distribución por sexo fue de 54,9% de chicos (n= 124) y 45,1% de chicas (n= 102). Los instrumentos que se utilizaron para evaluar los diferentes componentes de la IC fueron: 1) Para evaluar el componente perceptual se utilizó el método de estimación corporal global de Gardner, Stark, Jackson y Friedman (1999), adaptado al español por Rodríguez, Beato, Rodríguez & Martínez (2003). 2) Para evaluar el componente subjetivo se utilizó la subescala de insatisfacción corporal del Eating Disorders Inventory (EDI) de Garner, Polivy & Olmstead (1983), adaptado a la población española por Garner (1998). 3) Para evaluar el componente conductual se utilizó el Body Image Avoidance Questionnaire (BIAQ,), de Rosen, Salzberg, Srebnik & Went (1990).  Las chicas se sienten más insatisfechas con su IC que los chicos. La mayoría de chicos y chicas coinciden en el deseo de perder peso. Las chicas mostraron un mayor uso de conductas de evitación a causa de la IC que los chicos especialmente en el “modo de llevar la ropa”, “las actividades sociales” y “pesarse y acicalarse”. Las chicas mostraron mayor “Obsesión por la delgadez” que los chicos.Abstract. The main objective of this study is to assess differences in body image (from now on BI) perception among Huelva teenagers, based on gender and age. The sample comprised 226 students aged between 12 and 18 years (M = 13.94, SD = 1.41). Gender distribution was 54.9% boys (n = 124) and 45.1% girls (n = 102). The instruments used to assess the different components of the BI were: 1) Global corporal estimating method of Gardner, Stark, Jackson and Friedman (1999) to evaluate the perceptual component, adapted to Spanish by Rodriguez, Beato, Rodriguez and Martinez (2003); 2) Body dissatisfaction subscale of the Eating Disorder Inventory (EDI) of Garner, Polivy & Olmstead (1983) to assess the subjective component, adapted to the Spanish population by Garner (1998); 3) Body Image Avoidance Questionnaire (BIAQ) of Rosen, Salzberg, Srebnik & Went (1990) to evaluate the behavioral component. Girls are more dissatisfied with their BI than boys. Most boys and girls have similar desire to lose weight. Girls showed greater use of avoidance behaviors due to BI than boys, especially in the "how to wear clothes", "social activities", and "weighed and groom" subscales. Girls showed greater "obsession with thinness" than boys.

scholarly journals Body Dissatisfaction Ditinjau dari Social Comparison pada Siswi Sekolah Menengah Atas

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Hari Nugraha Putra ◽  
Achmad Irvan Dwi Putra ◽  
Atrizka Diny
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Data Analysis ◽  
Body Dissatisfaction ◽  
Social Comparison ◽  
Positive Relationship ◽  
Pearson Correlation ◽  
Positive Correlation ◽  
Personal Adjustment ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Relationship

This study aims to determine the relationship between social comparison and body dissatisfaction of adolescent. The hypothesis proposed in this research is there any positive correlation between social comparison and body dissatisfaction of senior high school student in SMA Pangeran Antasari Medan, assuming that the higher body dissatisfaction, the higher the social comparison, and vice versa. The sample of this research is as many as 165 students. This research used body dissatisfaction and social comparison scale. Product Moment (Pearson Correlation) was used to analyze the correlation between two variables using SPSS 20 for windows. The results of the data analysis showed that the correlation coefficient was 0,308 with a significance value of 0.000 (p <0.05). It shows that there is a positive correlation between social comparison and body dissatisfaction. The results of this study indicate that the contributions made by the variable of social comparison on personal adjustment was 9,5 percent, while the remaining 90,5 percent was influenced by other factors that were not examined. From these results, it is concluded that the hypothesis, which stated that there is a positive relationship between the social comparison and body dissatisfaction, is acceptable.

scholarly journals Sociocultural Ideal Internalization, Body Dissatisfaction and Weight Control Behavior among Adolescent Athletes and Non-Athlete Adolescents. Does that Need Education?

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (85) ◽  
Author(s):  
Simona Pajaujienė ◽  
Rasa Jankauskienė
Keyword(s):  
Eating Disorders ◽  
Weight Loss ◽  
Body Dissatisfaction ◽  
Weight Control ◽  
Media Influence ◽  
Weight Control Behavior ◽  
Control Behavior ◽  
The Social ◽  
Weight Loss Behavior ◽  
Unhealthy Weight

Research background and hypothesis. Many young people are concerned about their body size and shape because of the social pressures to conform to a thin body ideal. Athletes face additional pressures related to performance and, for some of them, aesthetic and weight category demands. Modification of body build is often attempted via diet and exercise, so the data were also gathered on attitudes toward eating and weight control – exercising behavior. Research aim was to examine media influence, body dissatisfaction, unhealthy weight loss behavior (UWLB) and unhealthy exercising behavior (UEB), risk of eating disorders (DE) in the sample of non-athletic and athletic adolescents. We proposed a hypothesis that adolescents aiming at matching social expectations of body image were more likely to be dissatisfied with their appearance as well as have worse weight control behavior and higher risk of eating disorders. We  expected that these associations would not differ among athletic and non-athletic adolescents.  Research methods. 11th grade students (n = 805, mean age – 17.23 (0.6) years, 476 (58.9%) females, 233 (28.9%) athletes) filled in anonymous questionnaires, which consisted of Sociocultural Attitudes Towards Appearance Scale (SATAQ-3, Thompson et al., 2004), Body Areas Satisfaction Scale from MBSRQ-AS (Cash, 2004), EAT-26 (Garner et al., 1982) and specially for this study created Unhealthy Weight Loss Behavior Scale. Research results. Nearly half of adolescents reported using at least one UWLB or/and UEB, 87 adolescents (more girls, p < 0.05) full into ED risk group with no differences between athletes and non-athletes (p > 0.05). Media influence did not differ between groups, but non-athletes were more dissatisfied with their body (p  < 0.05), had more expressed UWLB (p < 0.05), although adolescents who participated in sports demonstrated more UEB (p < 0.05). Discussion and conclusions. Adolescents  who more dramatically internalized the social body standards were more dissatisfied with their appearance, had worse weight control behavior and higher risk for eating disorder. These associations basically did not differ between athletes and non-athletes.Keywords: body dissatisfaction, weight control, adolescence, athletic activities.

Weight Concerns and Disordered Eating Attitudes among Male and Female College Cheerleaders

1998 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 79-94 ◽  
Author(s):  
Justine J. Reel ◽  
Diane L. Gill
Keyword(s):  
Disordered Eating ◽  
Eating Attitudes ◽  
Drive For Thinness ◽  
Social Physique Anxiety ◽  
Weight Concerns ◽  
Eating Disorder Inventory ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
The Social ◽  
Males And Females ◽  
Disordered Eating Attitudes

College cheerleaders (73 females and 51 males) participated in the current study on eating disorders and weight-related concerns within cheerleading. The participants completed the Eating Disorder Inventory (EDI), the Social Physique Anxiety Scale (SPAS), and CHEER, a measure of weight-related stressors within cheerleading. Significant gender differences were identified through a one-way MANOVA with these measures. As expected, female cheerleaders reported more weight-related concerns and had higher scores on SPAS, EDI Drive for Thinness and Body Dissatisfaction than did male cheerleaders. Both males and females reported weight-related concerns, although the actual stressors were different. Based upon these data, we suggest that males, as well as females, face unique pressures in cheerleading related to body weight.

scholarly journals Eating concerns, body dissatisfaction, thinness internalization and antifat attitudes and their relationship with gender ideology in a sample of men

2015 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
pp. 167 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alejandro Magallares
Keyword(s):  
Eating Disorders ◽  
Body Dissatisfaction ◽  
Social Norm ◽  
Gender Ideology ◽  
Male Students ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Eating Concerns ◽  
The Social ◽  
Antifat Attitudes

<p>Eating disorders are much less common in men than in women. In this paper it is argued that these differences may be explained by the gender ideology that men and women have. Literature suggests that women’s ideology internalizes the social norm of slimness and for that reason may develop eating concerns and body dissatisfaction with the pass of the time, while men externalize the value of thinness and that is why they show greater antifat attitudes than women. Data obtained from 450 male students revealed that participants high in a gender ideology scale reported greater antifat attitudes and less thinness internalization, eating concerns and body dissatisfaction.  Finally, it is discussed why men and women adopt different strategies to deal with the social norm of thinness.</p>

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