Psychometric properties of the contextual body image questionnaire for athletes: a replication and extension study in female collegiate athletes
Plain English summary Female athletes evaluate their bodies in two separate contexts, based on their identities in their sport and daily life: this is called contextual body image (CBI). The Contextual Body Image Questionnaire for Athletes (CBIQA) measures four specific elements of CBI among athlete...
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| description | Plain English summary Female athletes evaluate their bodies in two separate contexts, based on their identities in their sport and daily life: this is called contextual body image (CBI). The Contextual Body Image Questionnaire for Athletes (CBIQA) measures four specific elements of CBI among athletes. This study found that the CBIQA measures its intended four elements of CBI, and that it measures an aspect of body image that is different from traditional thin-ideal internalization. Except for evaluation of Muscularity, the elements of CBI were also related to eating disorder measures. Lastly, taking into account earlier scores on the two outcomes (eating disorder behaviors and negative mood), appearance concerns in both daily life and sport predicted eating disorder symptoms 6 months later. Only perceived evaluation of being fat in sport predicted negative mood 6 months later. Our findings suggest that the CBIQA is measuring body image elements that are unique from other types of body image measures, but are still related to eating disorder symptoms, among female competitive athletes. More research is needed to better understand how athletes are affected by body image concerns in both contexts of their identity. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2d69a8590e734129923622e9a4285e9c2023-02-02T18:24:13ZengBMCJournal of Eating Disorders2050-29742021-05-01911910.1186/s40337-021-00414-8Psychometric properties of the contextual body image questionnaire for athletes: a replication and extension study in female collegiate athletesTiffany Stewart0Lisa Kilpela1Nicole Wesley2Kate Baule3Carolyn Becker4Pennington Biomedical Research CenterUT Health San AntonioPennington Biomedical Research CenterPennington Biomedical Research CenterTrinity UniversityPlain English summary Female athletes evaluate their bodies in two separate contexts, based on their identities in their sport and daily life: this is called contextual body image (CBI). The Contextual Body Image Questionnaire for Athletes (CBIQA) measures four specific elements of CBI among athletes. This study found that the CBIQA measures its intended four elements of CBI, and that it measures an aspect of body image that is different from traditional thin-ideal internalization. Except for evaluation of Muscularity, the elements of CBI were also related to eating disorder measures. Lastly, taking into account earlier scores on the two outcomes (eating disorder behaviors and negative mood), appearance concerns in both daily life and sport predicted eating disorder symptoms 6 months later. Only perceived evaluation of being fat in sport predicted negative mood 6 months later. Our findings suggest that the CBIQA is measuring body image elements that are unique from other types of body image measures, but are still related to eating disorder symptoms, among female competitive athletes. More research is needed to better understand how athletes are affected by body image concerns in both contexts of their identity.https://doi.org/10.1186/s40337-021-00414-8Body imageAthletesSportsEating disordersDepression |
| spellingShingle | Tiffany Stewart Lisa Kilpela Nicole Wesley Kate Baule Carolyn Becker Psychometric properties of the contextual body image questionnaire for athletes: a replication and extension study in female collegiate athletes Journal of Eating Disorders Body image Athletes Sports Eating disorders Depression |
| title | Psychometric properties of the contextual body image questionnaire for athletes: a replication and extension study in female collegiate athletes |
| title_full | Psychometric properties of the contextual body image questionnaire for athletes: a replication and extension study in female collegiate athletes |
| title_fullStr | Psychometric properties of the contextual body image questionnaire for athletes: a replication and extension study in female collegiate athletes |
| title_full_unstemmed | Psychometric properties of the contextual body image questionnaire for athletes: a replication and extension study in female collegiate athletes |
| title_short | Psychometric properties of the contextual body image questionnaire for athletes: a replication and extension study in female collegiate athletes |
| title_sort | psychometric properties of the contextual body image questionnaire for athletes a replication and extension study in female collegiate athletes |
| topic | Body image Athletes Sports Eating disorders Depression |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s40337-021-00414-8 |
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