Use of a picture distortion technique to examine perceptive and ideal body image in male and female competitive swimmers

Urdapilleta, Isabel; Aspavlo, Diane; Masse, Laurence; Docteur, Aurélie

doi:10.1016/j.psychsport.2010.06.006

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“…Both perceptual and behavioral techniques have assessed body perception by using tasks that involve comparing a participant’s body with either pictures of their own body (depictive measures) or of objects (metric measures). These studies have revealed that people are inaccurate at judging their body size, suggesting that body perception distortions are found in both clinical and normal populations [ 2 , 14 – 22 ]. However, these studies have generally lacked rigorous experimental methods and the results have been mixed and inconsistent, depending on the factors that were used such as: experimental stimuli, methods, location, situation, concept definitions, etc.…”

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Perceived face size in healthy adults

D’Amour

Harris

2017

PLoS ONE

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Perceptual body size distortions have traditionally been studied using subjective, qualitative measures that assess only one type of body representation–the conscious body image. Previous research on perceived body size has typically focused on measuring distortions of the entire body and has tended to overlook the face. Here, we present a novel psychophysical method for determining perceived body size that taps into implicit body representation. Using a two-alternative forced choice (2AFC), participants were sequentially shown two life-size images of their own face, viewed upright, upside down, or tilted 90°. In one interval, the width or length dimension was varied, while the other interval contained an undistorted image. Participants reported which image most closely matched their own face. An adaptive staircase adjusted the distorted image to hone in on the image that was equally likely to be judged as matching their perceived face as the accurate image. When viewed upright or upside down, face width was overestimated and length underestimated, whereas perception was accurate for the on-side views. These results provide the first psychophysically robust measurements of how accurately healthy participants perceive the size of their face, revealing distortions of the implicit body representation independent of the conscious body image.

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Perceived face size in healthy adults

D’Amour

Harris

2017

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“…The current Qualitative Research in Sport, Exercise and Health 99 research considers body image in adult women (over 18 years) and adolescent girls (under 18 years) who swim competitively. Exceptions are an ethnographic narrative which recites one swimmer's experiences of her own body dissatisfaction (McMahon and Thompson 2008), and the use of a picture distortion technique to examine body image in synchronised swimmers (Urdapilleta et al 2010). The rationale for selecting swimming was threefold.…”

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Body image and the female swimmer: muscularity but in moderation

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Grogan

2012

Qualitative Research in Sport, Exercise and Health

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The purpose of this study was to investigate embodiment in a cohort of female swimmers. Relatively limited consideration has been given to body image in female swimmers and this study endeavoured to provide the first formal comparative insight into embodiment in adolescent swimmers and adult swimmers. Nineteen Scottish female swimmers took part in focus groups and interviews where they discussed issues related to body image; eight were adolescent swimmers aged between 14 and 18 years and 11 were adult swimmers aged between 19 and 56 years. The focus groups and interviews were analysed using inductive thematic analysis. The analysis identified three body image themes associated with swimming: the impact of swimming on the bodymuscularity but in moderation, body confidence as transient: age matters, and the influence of others. Swimmers developed muscular bodies that were considered contrary to the cultural thin ideal. There were clear differences between the different age groups in respect of the transiency of body satisfaction whereby adult swimmers transferred their swimming confidence into their social worlds but this was not the case for adolescent swimmers. Implications of the findings for coaches working with young female swimmers are discussed.

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“…No entanto, não foi identificada diferença de depreciação com o corpo entre meninos atletas e não atletas. Esses resultados corroboram outros achados 3,5,18,24 , pois costuma-se evidenciar maior insatisfação corporal no sexo feminino e menor descontentamento com o peso e a aparência física em atletas. Entretanto, outros autores têm identificado maior insatisfação com o corpo em esportistas de modalidades que enfatizam a magreza quando comparados à população em geral 6,11 .…”

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Comparação do comportamento de risco para transtornos alimentares entre adolescentes atletas e não atletas

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et al. 2015

J. bras. psiquiatr.

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RESUMO Objetivo Comparar o comportamento de risco para transtornos alimentares (CRTA) entre não atletas e atletas de esportes estéticos, endurance ou com divisão de classe de peso. Métodos Participaram 187 adolescentes atletas e 200 sujeitos que compuseram o grupo de não atletas. Foi utilizado o Eating Attitudes Test (EAT-26) para avaliar o CRTA. Conduziu-se análise multivariada de covariância para comparar as subescalas do EAT-26 segundo o grupo e o sexo. Resultados Os resultados demonstraram que todos os escores das subescalas do EAT-26 foram maiores no sexo feminino quando comparado ao masculino, independente do grupo (p < 0,05). Ademais, as subescalas do EAT-26 foram semelhantes entre atletas e não atletas do sexo feminino, e no masculino evidenciaram-se maiores pontuações para as subescalas Dieta e Autocontrole Oral no grupo de não atletas quando comparado aos atletas (p < 0,05). Conclusão Os atletas não apresentaram maiores escores nas subescalas do EAT-26 quando comparados ao grupo de não atletas.

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Use of a picture distortion technique to examine perceptive and ideal body image in male and female competitive swimmers

Cited by 16 publications

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Perceived face size in healthy adults

Perceived face size in healthy adults

Body image and the female swimmer: muscularity but in moderation

Comparação do comportamento de risco para transtornos alimentares entre adolescentes atletas e não atletas

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