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

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aidin valizadeh1, Saeed Ariapooran 2,*
1Instructor of Physical Sciences, School of Literature and Human Sciences, Mohaghegh Ardabili University, Ardabil, Iran.
2PhD student of psychology, School of Literature and Human Sciences, Mohaghegh Ardabili University, Ardabil, Iran.
*Corresponding Author: PhD student of psychology, School of Literature and Human Sciences, Mohaghegh Ardabili University, Ardabil, Iran. Email: saeed_ariapooran@yahoo.com

Zahedan Journal of Research in Medical Sciences:Vol. 14, issue 1; e93675
Published online:Oct 01, 2011
Article type:Brief Report
Received:Dec 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. doi:

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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