Amateur ballet practicing, body image and eating behaviors: a comparative study of classical ballet dancers, gym users and sedentary women
| Autor: | Adriana Bezerra Nunes, Ana Carolina Costa Campos Mota, Diana Quitéria Cabral Ferreira, Ana Luísa de Sousa Praseres, Rannapaula Lawrynhuk Urbano Ferreira, Erikarla Baracho Avelino, Maria Clara da Cruz Carvalho, Marcos de Paiva Lima Filho, Rafaela Nayara da Costa Pelonha, Sancha Helena de Lima Vale, Ruty Eulália de Medeiros Eufrásio, Carlos Henrique de Medeiros Torres, Bruna Leal Lima Maciel, Leilane Lilian Araújo Leal |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Psychiatry
education.field_of_study Nutrition and Dietetics Ballet Bulimia nervosa Figure rating scale Population Classical ballet RC435-571 Anorexia nervosa medicine.disease Body image dissatisfaction Behavioral Neuroscience Psychiatry and Mental health Eating disorders medicine Dancers Eating Attitudes Test Body image distortion Psychology education Body mass index Clinical psychology Research Article |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Eating Disorders Journal of Eating Disorders, Vol 9, Iss 1, Pp 1-11 (2021) |
| ISSN: | 2050-2974 |
| Popis: | Background Ballet dancers are a risk group for body image (BI) distortion, dissatisfaction and eating disorders (ED), but few studies have investigated these aspects in amateur adult practitioners. This study aimed to evaluate if amateur female adult classical ballet dancers presented different BI and behaviors for ED than gym users and sedentary women. Methods This is a cross-sectional study where classical ballet dancers (n = 19) were compared to gym users (n = 19) and sedentary women (n = 19). Body mass index (BMI) was assessed, and a figure rating scale was applied to assess BI distortion/dissatisfaction. The body shape questionnaire (BSQ) was used to measure BI concern. The eating attitudes test (EAT-26) and the bulimic investigatory test, Edinburgh (BITE) were used for behaviors toward anorexia and bulimia. Results BMI was significantly lower in ballet dancers than gym users and sedentary women (F, p = .04). BI distortion did not differ among the studied groups. BI dissatisfaction was lower (X2, p = .041) in ballet dancers (75.0%) and gym users (70.6%) compared to sedentary women (100%). Correspondence analysis showed ballet dancers were mostly not concerned with BI, which was not observed among the other groups. The EAT-26 did not differ between the studied groups. The BITE score was lower (Tukey’s post hoc test, p = .005) in the ballet dancers [mean 5.3 (5.6)] compared to the sedentary women [mean 10.9 (4.8)]. Conclusions Data suggest that amateur classical ballet practicing is associated to better BI and fewer behaviors for ED in the studied population. The lower BMI in ballet dancers might explain these findings, and further studies should explore these associations. |
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