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| Title |
Sport practice, physical structure, and body image among university students
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Journal of Eating Disorders, October 2017
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| DOI | 10.1186/s40337-017-0163-1 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Stefania Toselli, Federico Spiga |
| Abstract |
The aim of this study was to estimate body image perception in undergraduate students, and to investigate its associations with weight status, abdominal obesity, muscularity, gender and sport. The sample consisted of 231 Italian students (174 males and 57 females); anthropometric measurements, taken by trained technicians, were: height, weight, arm-circumference, waist and hip circumferences. BMI, WHR and Δ arm-circumference were calculated. Body image was assessed using body silhouette charts. Information about sport (currently practiced sport, starting age, and weekly hours of sport) was acquired with questionnaires. Females perceived themselves as slightly overweight, while males identified themselves as normal weight. Females had a tendency to desire to be thinner in all weight status categories; in males, normal weight subjects had a tendency to desire to be larger, while overweight wished to be thinner. Sport practice was significantly higher in males. Individuals who were overweight and did less sport were significantly more likely to have higher body dissatisfaction. The present study highlights a positive relationship between sport practice, corpulence and body image perception. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 40% |
| Unknown | 3 | 60% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 3 | 60% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 20% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 20% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 79 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 79 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 27 | 34% |
| Student > Master | 8 | 10% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 6 | 8% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 6 | 8% |
| Professor | 4 | 5% |
| Other | 8 | 10% |
| Unknown | 20 | 25% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing and Health Professions | 15 | 19% |
| Psychology | 13 | 16% |
| Sports and Recreations | 7 | 9% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 7 | 9% |
| Social Sciences | 4 | 5% |
| Other | 10 | 13% |
| Unknown | 23 | 29% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 12. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 09 April 2023.
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#2,570,459
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#248
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#51,131
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#9
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