Explicit and implicit affective attitudes of female athletes towards different body sizes.

ABSTRACT: The present cross-sectional study is the first to investigate the relationship between implicit and explicit attitudes toward different body sizes in female athletes of different sport types. Second, it was examined if these attitudes are, among other factors, related to body satisfaction in these women. In total, 146 female athletes between 18 and 65 from lean and non-lean sports participated in the study, measuring explicit and implicit affective attitudes using pictures of women with different body sizes. Eating disorder risk, the assessment of the image of the own body, and self-compassion were also asked. Results showed that female athletes had more positive explicit affective attitudes towards pictures of individuals whose body sizes correspond to lower body mass indices ranges than

SUBMITTER: Jansen P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11908016 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature