Background. The aim of the study was to evaluate differences in body image across different types of sports in highly trained female athletes.
Methods. 242 female individuals, aged 13–30 years (M = 20.0, SD = 4.5), representing aesthetic sports (𝑛 = 56) and nonaesthetic sports (𝑛=186), were recruited from different sports clubs in Poland. Body image, BMI, age, the level of competition attained, and the training background of participants were recorded.
Results. One-way ANOVA showed differences in the body image of athletes engaged in different types of sport (𝐹(11,230)=4.10, 𝑝<0.001, and 𝜂2 =0.16). The model predicting the body image of female athletes was significant (𝐹(5,236)=10.40, 𝑝<0.001); the adjusted 𝑅2 =0.163. Type of sport explained 7.1% (𝛽=–0.263, 𝑝<0.001), age explained 4.5% (𝛽=0.341,𝑝<0.001), BMI explained 3.6% (𝛽=–0.230,𝑝<0.001), and level of competition explained 0.9% (𝛽=0.153, 𝑝<0.05) of variance in body image.
Conclusions. The findings provide vital new knowledge which can be used by researchers and practitioners in designing educational programs on weight-related behaviors in female athletes. Such programs should be implemented especially in young female athletes participating in high-level sporting activities at an early stage.
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