Anderson Lisa M, Reilly Erin E, Gorrell Sasha, Anderson Drew A
University at Albany, State University of New York, 1400 Washington Avenue, Social Sciences 399, Albany, NY 12222, USA.
University at Albany, State University of New York, 1400 Washington Avenue, Social Sciences 399, Albany, NY 12222, USA.
Body Image. 2016 Jun;17:43-7. doi: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2016.02.003. Epub 2016 Mar 4.
The current study evaluated associations between sport-performance-related body dissatisfaction (BD), general-appearance-related BD, and their relation to EAT-26 scores among a sample of adult runners who participated in middle- and long-distance races in the northeastern United States (N=400, 46.5% male). Women reported elevated BD and eating disorder symptoms, as compared to men. Ridge regression was used to analyze correlations between appearance- and performance-related BD with EAT-26 scores. Results demonstrated that appearance- and performance-related BD positively correlated with EAT-26 scores in women (βs=0.18 and 0.13, respectively). Race length was a significant covariate for women, such that those who ran middle-distance race events were more likely to report higher EAT-26 scores (β=-3.12). These associations were not demonstrated in men. Results suggest that it is beneficial to address sport-specific body image concerns, in addition to more general appearance-related body image concerns in female runners.
本研究评估了与运动表现相关的身体不满(BD)、与整体外貌相关的BD,以及它们与美国东北部参加中长跑比赛的成年跑步者样本中EAT-26得分之间的关系(N = 400,46.5%为男性)。与男性相比,女性报告的BD和饮食失调症状更为严重。采用岭回归分析与外貌和表现相关的BD与EAT-26得分之间的相关性。结果表明,与外貌和表现相关的BD在女性中与EAT-26得分呈正相关(β分别为0.18和0.13)。比赛长度是女性的一个显著协变量,即参加中距离比赛项目的女性更有可能报告较高的EAT-26得分(β = -3.12)。这些关联在男性中未得到证实。结果表明,除了解决女性跑步者更普遍的与外貌相关的身体形象问题外,关注特定运动的身体形象问题也是有益的。