eating and unhealthy behaviours Flashcards
what is body image dissatisfaction?
- distressing or impairing preoccupation with a non- existing or a slight defect in bodily appearance
- body dysmorphic disorder
- muscle dysmorphia
what is body image dissatisfaction associated with?
- poor self- esteem
- depression
- social anxiety
- eating disorder
- exercise dependence
- health risk behaviour e.g. AAS
what is prevalence?
- frequency of occurrence within a population
what did Fallon et al (2014) study regarding body image dissatisfaction?
- longitudinal study to investigate effect of gender on body image dissatisfaction
did Fallon et al (2014) investigate differences between women and men?
- women had higher levels (13.4%- 31.8%) compared to men (9.0%- 28.4%)
what did Fallon et al (2014) suggest happens to body image dissatisfaction over time?
- plateaus or declines
what are the five predisposing factors of body image dissatisfaction?
-body image
- expectations
- comparison
- reinforcement
- psychological and cultural factors
describe body image as a predisposing factor of body image dissatisfaction
- poor body image may increase motivation to participate in PA
- source of dissatisfaction is not alleviated
describe expectations as a predisposing factor of body image dissatisfaction
- raised to a higher level than what is achievable
- social media- doesn’t represent reality
describe comparison as a predisposing factor of body image dissatisfaction
- comparing to others leads to negative evaluation
describe reinforcement as a predisposing factor of body image dissatisfaction
- reinforcement for bad coaching behaviour
- coaches dwelling on bodily appearances
describe psychological & cultural factors as a predisposing factor of body image dissatisfaction
- minority males (ethnic groups)
- adverse childhood experience
what did Tod et al (2016) review?
- literature review that explored many articles on body image dissatisfaction
what did Tod et al (2016) find to be the mean age of manifestation of dissatisfaction?
- 19.5 years old
what did Tod et al (2016) suggest that the symptoms are?
- spending 3 hours a day thinking about changing appearance
- exercise and dietary regimes interfere with lifestyle
- avoidance of social activities e.g. swimming
- camouflaging behaviour
- bulimia and anorexia nervosa