The Role of Socio-Physical Anxiety, Body Image, and Self Esteem in Prediction of the Eating Disorder in Sportswomen

authors:

avatar aidin valizadeh 1 , avatar Saeed Ariapooran 2 , *

Instructor of Physical Sciences, School of Literature and Human Sciences, Mohaghegh Ardabili University, Ardabil, Iran.
PhD student of psychology, School of Literature and Human Sciences, Mohaghegh Ardabili University, Ardabil, Iran.
Zahedan Journal of Research in Medical Sciences: Vol.14, issue 1; e93675
published online: October 01, 2011
article type: Short Communication
received: December 22, 2011
accepted: May 05, 2011

how to cite: valizadeh A, Ariapooran S . The Role of Socio-Physical Anxiety, Body Image, and Self Esteem in Prediction of the Eating Disorder in Sportswomen. Zahedan J Res Med Sci. 2012;14(1):e93675. 

Abstract

Background: Socio-physical anxiety, body image, and self esteem are variables that play an important role on eating disorders. The purpose of this research was the role of socio-physical anxiety, body image and self esteem in prediction of the eating disorders in sportswomen.
Materials and Method: 181 of aerobic and physical readiness sportswomen were selected by clustered sampling method and filled the questionnaire containing eating disorder, socio-physical anxiety, body image concern and self esteem scales.
Results: According to this research, there was meaningful correlation between social physical anxiety (r=-0.326), body image concern (r=0.466) and self-esteem (r=0.349) with eating disorders and these variables were explained the 0.27 variance in eating disorders.
Conclusion: Results are corresponding with previous studies and have important implications in attention to the predicting variables of eating disorders in athletes’ women. [ZJRMS, 2012 14(1): 56-60]

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