Abstract
Body dissatisfaction is prevalent in women’s artistic gymnastics (WAG).
Cross-sectional research points to social and individual risk factors,
however it does not account for potential changes in body
dissatisfaction during an athletic season. This study aimed to determine
how gymnasts’ body dissatisfaction, risk factors for eating disorders,
media internalisation, perfectionism and mood state change during
pre-competition, competition and post-competition seasons and to
identify how these psychosocial indicators impact on body
dissatisfaction during the athletic year. The sample consisted of 20
Brazilian elite women’s artistic gymnasts aged 10–16 years. Data were
obtained from a 9-month study using: Body Shape Questionnaire (BSQ);
Eating Attitude Test-26; Sociocultural Attitudes Towards Appearance
Questionnaire-3 (SATAQ-3); Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale (MPS);
Brunel Mood Scale (BRUMS) and triceps and subscapular skinfolds. Body
dissatisfaction was higher during the competition season and disordered
eating, perfectionism and vigour values were higher in the
pre-competition season. Disordered eating has been found as the
strongest predictor of body dissatisfaction during all seasons, and mood
state partly contributed to body dissatisfaction in the competitive
season. Stakeholders should understand that body dissatisfaction and the
prevalence of disordered eating may change over time.
Original language | English |
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Journal | Journal of Sports Sciences |
Volume | 35 |
Issue number | 17 |
Pages (from-to) | 1745-1751 |
Number of pages | 7 |
ISSN | 0264-0414 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2017 |
Research areas and keywords
- Adipose Tissue
- Adolescent
- Affect
- Body Image
- Child
- Competitive Behavior
- Feeding and Eating Disorders/psychology
- Female
- Gymnastics/psychology
- Humans
- Longitudinal Studies
- Perfectionism
- Risk Factors
- Social Media