Comparison of Eating Disorders and Body Image in Athlete and Non-Athlete females

Eating disorders and body image play an important role in the physical and mental health of females. The purpose of this study was to compare eating disorders and body image in athlete and non-athlete females. The current study was casual-comparative research. The statistical population of this research consisted of all athlete and non-athlete female students of Mohaghegh Ardebili University in ۲۰۱۹. Among them, ۳۰ female students in physical education branch were selected by convenience sampling. Also, ۳۰ female students without any regular physical activity were chosen as non-athlete group. Data were collected by eating attitudes questionnaire-۲۶ and the self-body multidimensional relationship questionnaire and the obtained data were analyzed through multivariate analysis of variance using SPSS software, Version ۲۲. Findings indicated that mean scores of eating disorders in female athletes were lower than the non-athlete females, and the mean scores of body image of athlete females were higher than the non-athlete females (P< ۰.۰۵). Generally, the results of this study showed that exercise can reduce eating disorders and improve body Image in females

کلیدواژه ها:

Eating Disorders ، body image ، Females ، Athletes ، Non-Athletes