2013
DOI: 10.1590/1516-4446-2012-0840
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Disordered eating behaviors and body image in male athletes

Abstract: Objective: To identify disordered eating behaviors and body image dissatisfaction, as well as their relationship to body fat (BF), among male athletes in high risk sports for eating disorders. Methods: One hundred and fifty-six male athletes were divided into the following categories: weightclass sports, sports where leanness improves performance, and sports with aesthetic ideals. BF was assessed and three questionnaires were used: the Eating Attitudes Test; the Bulimic Investigatory Test, Edinburgh; the Body … Show more

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“…Research in elite adolescent athletes also found no sport-specific differences in the prevalence of DEABs, and the researchers concluded that disturbances in eating behaviors were not limited to sports that emphasize leanness [32,37]. The same tendency was observed in some studies with adult athletes [50,51]. However, future studies should clearly divide competitive athletes into elite and non-elite groups and continue to explore this issue.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 78%
“…Research in elite adolescent athletes also found no sport-specific differences in the prevalence of DEABs, and the researchers concluded that disturbances in eating behaviors were not limited to sports that emphasize leanness [32,37]. The same tendency was observed in some studies with adult athletes [50,51]. However, future studies should clearly divide competitive athletes into elite and non-elite groups and continue to explore this issue.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 78%
“…In general, it has been found that athletes who perform well have a better body image than those that are not athletes (Varnes et al, 2013). However, in a study where 156 male athletes participated (Goltz et al, 2013), it was found that approximately 25% had some degree of body dissatisfaction and, at the same time, this was related to eating disorders, a condition previously described in female athletes (Plateau, Arcelus, Leung, & Meyer, 2017).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 98%
“…Sports psychology and other sciences allow the understanding of these factors that affect sports performance positively or negatively (Fargier, Collet, Moran, & Massarelli, 2017). Based on academic literature, some of the factors that affect athletes before, during, and after competitions may be the burnout syndrome, the sports climate, self-esteem, anxiety and depression syndrome, which can cause behavioral disorders that may affect the mental and physical health of students (De Bruin, Oudejans, Bakker, & Woertman, 2011;Goltz, Stenzel, & Schneider, 2013;Varnes et al, 2013).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In elite male university athletes, body image dissatisfaction and drive for muscularity were both associated with negative psychological states and bulimic symptoms (Galli, Petrie, Reel, Greenleaf, & Carter, 2015) (Petrie, Galli, Greenleaf, Reel, & Carter, 2013). Others have shown that in a variety of sports elite male athletes with body image dissatisfaction also show signs of disordered eating behaviours (Goltz et al, 2013;Milligan & Pritchard, 2006). In addition, the risk for disordered eating amongst athletes may be further heightened by common personality traits seen in athletes such as determination, perfectionism and obsession in pursuit of their quest to obtain their desired body composition (Engel et al, 2003;Thompson & Sherman, 1999).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 98%
“…Despite the limited published research on body image among elite male athletes, the evidence suggests that although many elite male athletes appear to have a positive body image, there are also a number of athletes who are dissatisfied with their body shape (DiGioacchino DeBate, Wethington, & Sargent, 2002a;Fogelholm & Hiilloskorpi, 1999;Goltz, Stenzel, & Schneider, 2013). A study investigating Brazilian male athletes competing in sports which emphasise 'leanness' for performance advantages, aesthetic ideals or weight classes found that 14.7% had a poor body image (Goltz et al, 2013). A Body Shape Questionnaire (BSQ) score above eighty is indicative of body image dissatisfaction (Cooper, Taylor, Cooper, & Fairburn, 1987).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%