Eating attitudes, body image concept and exercise reasons in female athletesathletesa
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Vahid Ahmadi , Nilofar Khajehdin , Ali Asghar Firoozi , Sareh Mirshekar , Walieh Menati , Majid Eydi Baygi , Ali Seiedi |
Prevention of Psychosocial Injuries Research Center, Ilam University of Medical Sciences, Ilam, Iran , waliehmenati20@yahoo.com |
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Abstract: (4623 Views) |
Introduction: This study aimed at examining body image and eating attitude with regard to reasons of exercising among non-athlete women attending sport centers. Materials and methods: The present study has an ex-post facto design. 315 female sports center users were selected by multi-phase random clustering and completed the following rating scales: Eating Attitudes Test-26 (EAT-26), Body Image Concern Inventory (BICI) and a set of questions regarding their reasons to exercise. Results: Pierson correlation showed a significant positive correlation between body image concept and eating attitudes (r = 0.36, p < 0.001). Independent T-test showed that there were significant differences between reasons of exercising and eating attitude (p < 0.006), and also reasons of exercising and body image concept (p < 0.029). Conclusion: Women with higher scores of eating attitude or body image favored exercise more due to shape reasons than health reasons. |
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Keywords: Eating attitudes, body image concept, exercise reasons, shape reasons, health reasons |
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Type of Study: Research |
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Public health Received: 2013/11/27 | Accepted: 2014/07/20 | Published: 2014/09/21
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