body image disturbance
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Body Image: how we see our own body, and how we think, feel, and act toward it.
Body Esteem: emotional consequence of body image.
Body Reality: our actual physical characteristics
Body Ideal: how we think our body should look
Body Image disturbance: negative thoughts, feelings, and perceptions of your body
Lox, C.L. , Mart in Ginis , K .A. , & Petruzzel lo, S. J . (2010). The Psychology of Exercise: Integrat ing Theory and Practice (3rd Ed.)
DEFINING BODY IMAGE
Physical characteristics Body fat Muscularity, Height
Social Body ideal Social media Athletes coaches
Behaviors Physical activity Dieting
Psychological Perfectionism Self esteem
INFLUENCING FACTORS
Kong, P., and Harris, L. (2015) Compared leanness focused and non-leanness sports as
well as elite, recreational, and non-competitive athletes
Figure Rating Scale- 9 female figures that range in size from very thin (1) to overweight (9)
Participants were to select the figure that most closely related to their current figure (Current) and ideal figure (ideal).
LEAN VS NON- LEAN SPORTS
Leanness focused athletes Prefer significantly leaner ideal figures than non-lean
athletes
Elite leanness focused athletes showed the most lean ideal figures
Greater general body dissatisfaction than non-lean athletes
In both lean and non-lean sports elite athletes reported pressure from the coach.
RESULTS
Burnett, T., and Gaines, S., (2014) examined differences in attitudes/beliefs, self-esteem,
body dissatisfaction and social pressures towards body image and disordered eating.
Contour Drawing Rating Scale (CDRS: Thompson and Gary, 2001) -9 female figures that range in size from very slim (0) to very overweight (8) Subtract current body type from the ideal body type
Peer Pressure and Eating Scale (PPES: Liberman et al., 2001) Use a six point scale 1 (false) – 6 (true)
FEMALE DII COLLEGE ATHLETES
Athletes reported higher body image perceptions than non athletes Non athletes -1.59 and athletes -.79
Peer pressure significantly predicted females body image perceptions
Romantic Pressures showed no correlation with athletes
RESULTS
SooHoo, S., Reel, J., and Pearce, P., (2011) Identifying social, enviornmental, and body awareness
influences on All-Star cheerleaders and body image.
Interviewed 14 girls two separate times and analyzed/ compare and contrasted verbatim transcripts.
ADOLESCENT CHEERLEADERES
Environmental Each participant identified that there was a medial portrayal of female
cheerleaders which include physical and personal attributes
All participants had similar physical features but claimed cheerleaders could “look however they want”
Position determined body type Flyer vs base
Several participants stated that they were more aware of their body image in their uniform than at practice.
Social All participants stated that their parents influence the development of their
body image Several of the girls stated that comments from others/ strangers were the most
hurtful and influential when commenting about body size
RESULTS
Perceptual Body Image Measures Kong, P. and Burnett, T both used perceptual body measures
to measure body dissatisfaction Athletes show higher body satisfaction than non athletes Non lean athletes show higher body satisfaction than lean
athletes
Peer pressure and social influences DII college athletes and the adolescent cheerleaders
reported that peer pressure influenced body image
SO WHAT?
A reduction in thin-ideal internalization should result in improved body satisfaction and improved mood, reduced use of unhealthy weight-control behaviors, and decreased binge eating and other eating disorder symptoms.
4 one hour sessionsLed by peersUses group talk, behavioral, written and verbal
exercisesResearched basedFormed in 2012 by Dr.’s Eric Stice and Carolyn Becker
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