Special Education Center, National Taiwan Normal University, 162 Sec. 1, Heping E. Rd., Taipei City 10610, Taiwan, ROC.
Cyberpsychology Laboratory, Department of Psychoeducation and Psychology, Université du Québec en Outaouais (UQO), 5, rue Saint-Joseph, Saint-Jérôme, J7Z 0B7, Canada.
Res Dev Disabil. 2018 May;76:1-11. doi: 10.1016/j.ridd.2018.02.013. Epub 2018 Mar 13.
Little research has looked at the associations between sex, weight status and culture, and the physical self-perceptions and body dissatisfaction of individuals with intellectual disabilities (ID) involved in Special Olympics (SO) sports.
To examine sex- (male vs female), weight status- (non-overweight/obese vs. overweight/obese), and culture-based (North American vs. Asian) differences in physical self-concept and body dissatisfaction among SO athletes.
A total of 139 SO athletes (aged 12-30 years) with ID participated in this study and completed measures of physical self-perceptions and body dissatisfaction. Differences according to sex, weight status, culture, and their interactions were examined.
Males SO athletes presented higher levels of self-perceived physical strength and ideal body shape than females. Additionally, non-overweight/obese SO athletes presented higher levels of self-perceived physical appearance and physical condition than their overweight/obese counterparts, as well as lower actual body shape perceptions and body dissatisfaction. Moreover, North-American SO athletes presented higher levels of self-perceived physical appearance and sport competence than their Asians counterparts, as well as lower actual body shapes perceptions and body dissatisfaction.
This study reveals substantial sex-, weight status-, and culture-based differences in the physical self-concept and body dissatisfaction of SO athletes.
鲜有研究关注性别、体重状况和文化，以及参与特奥会运动的智障个体的身体自我认知和身体不满之间的关系。
研究特奥会运动员的身体自我概念和身体不满在性别（男性与女性）、体重状况（非超重/肥胖与超重/肥胖）和文化（北美与亚洲）方面的差异。
共有 139 名智障特奥会运动员（年龄 12-30 岁）参与了本研究，并完成了身体自我认知和身体不满的测量。根据性别、体重状况、文化以及它们的相互作用进行了差异检验。
男性特奥会运动员比女性运动员表现出更高的自我感知身体力量和理想体型水平。此外，非超重/肥胖的特奥会运动员比超重/肥胖的运动员表现出更高的自我感知身体外貌和身体状况水平，以及更低的实际身体形状感知和身体不满。此外，北美的特奥会运动员比亚洲的运动员表现出更高的自我感知身体外貌和运动能力水平，以及更低的实际身体形状感知和身体不满。
本研究揭示了特奥会运动员的身体自我概念和身体不满在性别、体重状况和文化方面存在显著差异。
