University of North Texas, Department of Psychology, P.O. Box 311580, Denton, TX 76203, USA.
East Carolina University, College of Health and Human Performance, 238 Rivers West, Greenville, NC 27858-4353, USA.
Eat Behav. 2023 Aug;50:101783. doi: 10.1016/j.eatbeh.2023.101783. Epub 2023 Jul 20.
Body satisfaction (BS) predicts lower levels of eating disorders and disordered eating behaviors (ED/DE) among female athletes, though recent research suggests similar effects for male athletes. However, research on male athletes' BS and ED/DE is limited, particularly in relation to times of transition, such as occurred in the months immediately following COVID-19 being recognized as a global pandemic. In this study, we surveyed 1975 male collegiate athletes in April/May 2020 to assess their body satisfaction and ED/DE symptomatology to determine prevalence and prediction between the two. First, we determined athletes' ED classification: 18.5 % (clinical) and 4.7 % (subclinical). Second, although 60 % to 70 % of the athletes reported satisfaction across five body dimensions, they were significantly more satisfied with their body muscularity and least with their leanness and thinness. Third, through hierarchical regression, athletes' body satisfaction significantly explained their ED/DE symptomatology, explaining 34 % of the variance. Of the five BS dimensions, satisfaction with body size/shape (β = -0.19), current weight (β = -0.22), and thinness (β = -0.25) were associated significantly with lower DE. Our results add to the limited research that has demonstrated that during times of transition, such as when athletes retire from sport or experience a global health pandemic, female and male athletes' report more body image concerns and DE symptoms. Further, our results indicate that satisfaction is perceived as multidimensional by male athletes, and that specific dimensions (e.g., weight, thinness) are more strongly associated with disturbances in eating.
身体满意度（BS）可预测女性运动员的饮食障碍和饮食失调行为（ED/DE）水平较低，尽管最近的研究表明男性运动员也有类似的影响。然而，关于男性运动员的 BS 和 ED/DE 的研究有限，特别是在过渡时期，例如在 COVID-19 被确认为全球大流行后的几个月。在这项研究中，我们在 2020 年 4 月/5 月调查了 1975 名男性大学生运动员，以评估他们的身体满意度和 ED/DE 症状，以确定两者之间的患病率和预测关系。首先，我们确定了运动员的 ED 分类：18.5%（临床）和 4.7%（亚临床）。其次，尽管 60%到 70%的运动员在五个身体维度上报告了满意度，但他们对身体肌肉发达的满意度明显更高，对身体消瘦和瘦弱的满意度明显更低。第三，通过层次回归，运动员的身体满意度显著解释了他们的 ED/DE 症状，解释了 34%的方差。在五个 BS 维度中，对身体大小/形状的满意度（β=-0.19）、当前体重（β=-0.22）和瘦弱（β=-0.25）与较低的 DE 显著相关。我们的研究结果增加了有限的研究，这些研究表明，在过渡时期，例如当运动员从运动中退役或经历全球健康大流行时，女性和男性运动员报告更多的身体形象问题和 ED 症状。此外，我们的研究结果表明，男性运动员认为满意度是多维度的，并且特定维度（例如体重、瘦弱）与进食障碍的关系更为密切。
