scholarly journals The role of sports participation in the association between students’ body image concerns and disordered eating

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (120) ◽  
pp. 32-44
Author(s):  
Vaiva Balčiūnienė ◽  
Rasa Jankauskienė ◽  
Miglė Bacevičienė
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Body Image ◽  
Disordered Eating ◽  
Leisure Time ◽  
Sports Participation ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Drive For Muscularity ◽  
Sports Club ◽  
Body Image Concerns

Background. Body image concerns (BICs) negatively influence young people’s health as they mutilate psychosocial functioning and lifestyle. The present study aimed to compare BICs, socio-cultural attitudes towards appearance, and disordered eating (DE) in a large sample of student women and men of different body mass (BMI) and physical activity and to evaluate the mediating role of sports participation in the association between BICs and DE. Methods. A total sample of 1850 students (1087 or 58.8% were women, average age 21.6 ± 5.0 years) participated in the study and completed a questionnaire measuring BICs, internalization of the socio-cultural appearance ideals, drive for muscularity, DE, physical activity (PA), and BMI. Two hundred eighty-two men and two hundred eighty-eight women reported leisure-time participation in sports. Two-way ANOVA was conducted to test gender, BMI group, and sports participation effects on study variables. Moderated leisure-time exercise at a sports club effects were tested in the association between body image concerns (BICs) and disordered eating behaviours (DE). Results. Overweight/obese students reported greater BICs, internalization of the stereotyped appearance ideals, and DE compared to students of normal body weight. Participants of sports clubs demonstrated higher appearance evaluation and body areas satisfaction; however, they reported higher overweight preoccupation, internalization of socio-cultural ideals, drive for muscularity (men), and DE. A higher level of BMI, BICs, internalization of socio-cultural body ideals, and drive for muscularity (in men) were associated with greater DE in students. Participation in sports was not a significant moderator between BICs and DE. A significant interaction effect between BMI and exercising at a sports club was observed in women. Conditional effects demonstrated that female students with higher BMI and exercising at a sports club were at higher risk of DE (β = .18, p < .001) than women non-exercising at a sports club (β = .13, p < .001). Conclusions. Overweight students of both genders reported greater BICs and DE. Sports-involved students (men and women) demonstrated more favourable body appearance evaluation. However, sports participants of both genders demonstrated greater BICs and DE compared to non-exercisers. Sports participation had no significant mediating power on the associations between BICs and DE; however, women with higher BMI and participating in leisure-time sports faced a greater risk for DE than women with higher BMI but not participating in sports. The promotion of a positive body image was important to students, especially female students with higher BMI and participating in leisure sports. Keywords: body image concerns, disordered eating, physical activity, sport clubs, emerging adults.

scholarly journals The Role of Organized Sports Participation during Adolescence in Adult Physical Activity Patterns

2011 ◽  
Vol 20 (5-6) ◽  
pp. 37-51 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lorena de Montes ◽  
Jose Arruza ◽  
Silvia Arribas ◽  
Susana Irazusta ◽  
Saioa Telletxea
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Activity Patterns ◽  
Sports Participation ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Organized Sport ◽  
Physical Activity Patterns ◽  
Organized Sports ◽  
The North ◽  
Sports Club

The Role of Organized Sports Participation during Adolescence in Adult Physical Activity Patterns An active adult lifestyle is related to higher quality of life regarding physical and psychological well-being. This study investigates the influence of organized sports participation during adolescence in adult physical activity in a retrospective way. A sample of participants living in the north of Spain was asked to report the minutes invested in vigorous, moderate and walking activities during the last seven days. Results showed that those who had been sports club members or had participated in competition prior to the age of 16 had spent a longer time on vigorous activities and a lesser amount of minutes on walking during the last seven days. Implications of adolescent organized sport for continuity of physical activity in adulthood are discussed.

Exploring transgender adolescents’ body image concerns and disordered eating: Semi-structured interviews with nine gender minority youth

Body Image ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 37 ◽  
pp. 50-62 ◽  
Author(s):  
Madelaine Romito ◽  
Rachel H. Salk ◽  
Savannah R. Roberts ◽  
Brian C. Thoma ◽  
Michele D. Levine ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Body Image ◽  
Disordered Eating ◽  
Minority Youth ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Gender Minority ◽  
Body Image Concerns

scholarly journals Are Adolescent Body Image Concerns Associated with Health-Compromising Physical Activity Behaviours?

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (7) ◽  
pp. 1225 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rasa Jankauskiene ◽  
Migle Baceviciene ◽  
Simona Pajaujiene ◽  
Dana Badau
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Body Image ◽  
Weight Control ◽  
Healthy Lifestyle ◽  
Female Gender ◽  
Total Sample ◽  
Important Variable ◽  
Eating Behaviours ◽  
Sociocultural Attitudes ◽  
Body Image Concerns

The present study aimed to assess the-prevalence of health-compromising eating and physical activity behaviours, and to test their associations with physical activity, internalisation of sociocultural attitudes towards appearance, and body image in a sample of adolescents of both genders. A total sample of 736 adolescents (437 or 59.4% were girls) participated in the study. The participants ranged in age from 16 to 19 years (x = 17.2, SD = 0.6). The sample completed a questionnaire measuring body mass index, the risk of eating disorders, body image, internalisation of sociocultural ideals of appearance, health-compromising eating behaviours (HCEB), and health-compromising weight control related to physical activity behaviours (HCPAB). Logistic regressions were used to assess the associations between the study variables and predictors of HCEB and HCPAB. The results of the study showed a relatively high prevalence of HCEB with a significantly higher prevalence in girls and participants with a higher BMI. The study also demonstrated that the prevalence of adolescent HCPAB was higher than HCEB. The internalisation of sociocultural attitudes towards appearance and body image concerns were higher in the HCEB and HCPAB groups. Female gender (OR = 1.88; 95% PI = 1.10–3.18), HCPAB (OR = 1.19; 95% PI = 1.10–1.28), a preoccupation with being overweight (OR = 3.43; 95% PI = 2.52–4.66), and body weight evaluation as too high (OR = 2.40; 95% PI = 1.57–3.68) were significant predictors of HCEB. More frequent physical activity (OR = 3.02; 95% PI = 1.76–5.17), HCEB (OR = 1.22; 95% PI = 1.11–1.32), and perceived pressures to conform to popular beauty ideals (OR = 1.51; 95% PI = 1.12–2.03) predicted higher HCPAB. HCPAB is an important variable associated with adolescents’ body image, physical activity, and weight control. The results of the present study are important for health promotion and education programs addressing adolescents’ healthy lifestyle, weight control, and body image concerns.

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