@misc{10481/71131,
year = {2021},
month = {9},
url = {http://hdl.handle.net/10481/71131},
abstract = {In a social and sports world dominated by weight-centred beliefs and highly exigent and
gendered athletic and beauty body standards, the vulnerability for eating pathology, i.e.,
disordered eating and eating disorders (EDs), is elevated among women athletes. The
aim of this study was to explore body image facets and ED risk among female athletes
in masculinised sports such as soccer. Forty-five federated amateur female soccer
players from Spain participated in this study, voluntarily complying with an extensive
evaluation protocol on attitudes towards body and appearance and eating practises.
The participants overall reported self-representations of their bodies that corresponded
to their reality as athletes, but their body ideals were also more demanding in terms of
low fat and muscularity, in association with the functionality of their body and the physical
demands of their athletic activity. Despite having a fairly high positive body image and
body satisfaction, they also expressed negative attitudes towards their bodies. Around
2 out of 10 players were at risk of suffering from an ED. Players with negative attitudes
towards their bodies had an odd 12 times likely to develop an ED compared to those
with lower self-devaluation, after adjusting for BMI and body perceptions (OR = 12.3, p
< 0.01). On the contrary, players who appreciate their bodies and hold a positive body
image had an odd 83% lower to suffer from eating pathology, after adjusting for BMI and
body satisfaction (OR = 0.17, p < 0.05). Our findings support the healthy and protective
role of positive body image in sports contexts. Body attitudes should be addressed in
preventive and therapeutic efforts for reducing the prevalence of EDs in women’s sports,
within both a “negative” and a “positive” paradigm of body image.},
organization = {Junta de Andalucia
European Commission	CTS267},
publisher = {Frontiers Research Foundation},
keywords = {Body image},
keywords = {Body positivity},
keywords = {Eating pathology},
keywords = {Women},
keywords = {Gender},
keywords = {Soccer (football)},
keywords = {Feminist sport psychology},
title = {Inhabiting the Body(ies) in Female Soccer Players: The Protective Role of Positive Body Image},
doi = {10.3389/fpsyg.2021.718836},
author = {Godoy Izquierdo, Débora and Díaz, Isabel},
}