Stephens Lauren E, Bowers Edmond P, Schmalz Dorothy L, Duffy Lauren N, Lenhoff Janelle
Department of Parks, Recreation, and Tourism Management, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina, USA.
Department of Health, Kinesiology, and Recreation, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.
J Am Coll Health. 2023 Aug-Sep;71(6):1761-1774. doi: 10.1080/07448481.2021.1947304. Epub 2021 Jul 9.
To examine the presence of body image concerns, drive for muscularity, and disordered eating behaviors in collegiate student-athletes.
One hundred and one NCAA Division I student-athletes participated in Phase I; 15 of these also participated in Phase II.
This study employed a mixed method, sequential explanatory design. Participants first completed survey measures assessing body image concern, drive for muscularity, and eating behaviors. These results influenced open-ended, semi-structured interviews, which were thematically analyzed.
Body image and disordered eating behaviors were of greater concern than drive for muscularity. Student-athletes reported engaging in eating behaviors as opposed to not eating, yet these eating behaviors trended toward disordered behaviors such as obsessive "healthy eating" or orthorexia.
This study took a novel methodological approach to examining student-athlete body image and eating behaviors. Results emphasize the need for further support and education for student-athletes around body image and eating behaviors.
研究大学生运动员对身体形象的关注、增肌动力和饮食失调行为的情况。
101名美国大学体育协会(NCAA)一级联赛的学生运动员参与了第一阶段;其中15人也参与了第二阶段。
本研究采用混合方法、顺序解释性设计。参与者首先完成评估身体形象关注、增肌动力和饮食行为的调查量表。这些结果影响了开放式、半结构化访谈,并对访谈进行了主题分析。
与增肌动力相比,身体形象和饮食失调行为更受关注。学生运动员报告称他们采取了进食行为而非不进食,但这些进食行为有趋向于诸如强迫性“健康饮食”或饮食强迫症等失调行为的倾向。
本研究采用了新颖的方法来研究学生运动员的身体形象和饮食行为。结果强调需要为学生运动员提供更多关于身体形象和饮食行为方面的支持与教育。