Social Physique Anxiety and Pressure to Be Thin in Adolescent Ballet Dancers, Rhythmic Gymnastics and Swimming Athletes

Autor/inn/en	Kosmidou, Evdoxia; Giannitsopoulou, Evgenia; Moysidou, Dimitra
Titel	Social Physique Anxiety and Pressure to Be Thin in Adolescent Ballet Dancers, Rhythmic Gymnastics and Swimming Athletes
Quelle	In: Research in Dance Education, 18 (2017) 1, S.23-33 (11 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1464-7893
DOI	10.1080/14647893.2016.1223027
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Anxiety; Social Influences; Human Body; Aesthetics; Dance; Athletes; Athletics; Aquatic Sports; Body Composition; Preadolescents; Age Differences; Self Esteem; Body Weight; Questionnaires; Self Concept; Regression (Statistics); Self Concept Measures; Statistical Analysis; Likert Scales; Greece; Rosenberg Self Esteem Scale + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Angst; Sozialer Einfluss; Menschlicher Körper; Ästhetik; Tanz; Athlet; Leichtathletik; Water sports; Water sport; Wassersport; Pre-adolescence; Präadoleszenz; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Self-esteem; Selbstaufmerksamkeit; Körpergewicht; Fragebogen; Selbstkonzept; Regression; Regressionsanalyse; Statistische Analyse; Likert-Skala; Griechenland
Abstract	Participation in sports may influence negative body image and Social Physique Anxiety (SPA) as there is pressure by significant others to have a certain body image. The aim of the present study was to examine possible differences in SPA and perceived pressure to be thin between female preadolescent and adolescent ballet dancers, rhythmic gymnastics, and swimming athletes, and to predict SPA by global self-esteem, pressure to be thin, BMI, and training age. In the study participated 23 ballet dancers, 47 rhythmic gymnastics athletes, and 32 swimming athletes. They completed self-reported questionnaires assessing SPA, perceived pressure to be thin by coaches, parents and friends, global self esteem, and body image. There were no significant differences between groups in SPA, global self-esteem, perceived pressure to be thin, and in rates of body image (?[superscript 2] = 1.65, p = .800). Hierarchical linear regression showed that SPA was predicted significantly by global self-esteem and BMI (R = 0.58, R[superscript 2] = 0.34, F(6,95) = 8.13, p < 0.001). It seems that there are similarities between ballet dancers, rhythmic gymnastics athletes, and swimming athletes although ballet is considered as a non-competitive physical activity. Intervention programs in order to reduce SPA and enhance global self-esteem should be addressed to each group. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01