Body image and eating behaviors in spanish students of sports and exercise science degree

• Clara Teixidor-Batlle ^[1]
  1. [1] Universitat de Barcelona

     Universitat de Barcelona

     Barcelona, España

     
• Localización: BIAH 2018. International Congress of Body Image & Health 6, 7 y 8 de junio de 2018: Libro de actas / coord. por Manuel Alcaraz Ibáñez, María Carrasco Poyatos, Jose Gabriel Espinosa Villegas, Antonio Granero Gallegos, María Jesús Lirola Manzano, Isabel Martın Fuentes, José Miguel Rodríguez Palacios, Álvaro Sicilia Camacho, 2019, ISBN 978-84-17261-31-3, pág. 324
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Introduction: Over the last three decades body image has become a popular topic due to the increasinglyconcern with physical appearance. Concurrently, eating disorders (ED) have increased due tothe promotion of the body image standards that promote a lean body culture. ED among sport isassociated with pressures about weight, body size and shape, which are intensified with the generalpressures that exist within society as a whole. The aim of the present study is to analyse the presenceof eating behaviors associated with ED, as well as body image satisfaction among Spanish Sports andExercise Science college students.Method: Participants of the present study were 1008 students, 247 female (M= 20.15 years; SD= 2.88)and 761 males (M= 20.88 years; SD= 2.95) from a Sport and Exercise Science degree. They were askedto complete an online self-reported questionnaire containing several sociodemographic items, theEating Attitudes Test (EAT-40) and the Body Shape Questionnaire (BSQ).Results: Results showed that levels of body dissatisfactions were higher in females (M= 69.76; SD=30.91) than in males (M= 52; SD= 20.40), whereas ED symptoms within both genders were similar(M= 13.66; SD= 11.41 and, M= 13.21; SD= 6.99, respectively). According to the 21 cut-off score,12.4% males and 17.4% scored beyond it. Relationship between disordered eating attitudes and bodyimage disturbances were significant for both, males (r= .496, p< .000) and females (r=. 594, p< .000).Conclusions: This study describes body image perception and attitudes commonly observed in EDin a male and female Spanish university Sports and Exercise Science student’s population, aiming toscreen the current situation.