Abstract
Abstract This study aimed to evaluate the overall body dissatisfaction and in specific areas in adolescents who practice artistic gymnastic in elite and non-elite levels, and to analyze the influence of sociodemographic, anthropometric and maturational factors on body dissatisfaction. The research is characterized as transversal, quantitative, descriptive and correlational. The sample consisted of 285 adolescents, of both sexes, practicing gymnastics. They were divided into two groups: 245 non-elite athletes and 40 elite athletes. The participants were aged between 10 and 18 years (mean 12.86 ± 1.80) and were resident of the city of Três Rios-RJ. The assessment instruments were: Body Shape Questionnaire, Body Areas Scale, Critério de Classificação Econômica Brasil and socio-demographic questionnaire. Anthropometric and somatic maturation data were collected. The results showed that 24.9% of the non-elite athletes and 15% of elite athletes were dissatisfied with their body as a whole. For specific body areas, nonelite athletes were significantly more dissatisfied with their body area “weight” than the elite athletes. Sociodemographic and economic factors had no influence on overall body dissatisfaction. For non-elite athletes, only the body percentage of fat and somatic maturation were predictors for the overall body dissatisfaction and in specific areas, respectively. It was concluded that the non-elite athletes were more dissatisfied with their body and weight than the elite athletes.
Highlights
Body image has been valued as the focus of scienti c research, especially since the 1990s1
Research on body image have privileged the evaluation of body dissatisfaction, mainly in samples of adolescents[4,5,6]
This study was approved by the Ethics and Human Research Committee of the Federal University of Juiz de Fora (UFJF), according to the protocol 14406513.9.0000.5147 and approval number 337.127
Summary
Body image has been valued as the focus of scienti c research, especially since the 1990s1. Rev Bras Educ Fís Esporte, (São Paulo) 2016 Jan-Mar; 30(1):61-70 61 di erent axes of the body is required constantly in the elements of this sport[19,20,21] For this reason, artistic gymnastics is often cited as a modality that causes the emergence of speci c characteristics of these athletes, such as the commitment of the growth in stature[19, 21]. Erefore, we emphasize the importance of assessing body dissatisfaction in artistic gymnastics athletes both in the non-elite and elite levels, and relate it to sociodemographic, anthropometric and maturational factors. Is study aimed to evaluate the existence of overall and speci c body dissatisfaction in elite and non-elite artistic gymnastics athletes, and to analyze the in uence of sociodemographic, anthropometric and maturational factors on body dissatisfaction
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