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Athlete Body Image and Eating Disorders: A Systematic Review of Their Association and Influencing Factors.
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- Psychosocial and Body Image Variations in Professional Dancers: A Prospective Longitudinal Observational Study.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Investigating the relationship between social media exposure, body image dissatisfaction, and self-compassion in adolescent athlete.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Development of the FIDES Athlete Development Program 'girls are not small boys': a digital educational intervention.BMJ open sport & exercise medicine · 2026Article
- Demographic and Family Factors Associated with Body Image Dissatisfaction among Adolescents in Tehran.Iranian journal of psychiatry · 2026Article
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- Assessment of Eating Attitudes and Body Image Among 17-20-Year-Olds Engaged in Regular Sports Activity.Nutrients · 2025Article
- The roles of body ımage, drive for muscularity, and spiritual well-being in the relationship between disordered eating and exercise addiction among sports science students: a moderated model.Journal of eating disorders · 2025Article
- Eating Attitudes, Body Appreciation, Perfectionism, and the Risk of Exercise Addiction in Physically Active Adults: A Cluster Analysis.Nutrients · 2025Article
- Exercise addiction and disordered eating in young Lebanese regular sport practitioners: the indirect role of body appreciation and body dysmorphic concerns.Journal of eating disorders · 2025Article
- Prevalence of eating disorders in aquatic athletes: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Annals of general psychiatry · 2025Review
- The Mediating Role of Self-Criticism in the Relationship Between Coaches' Leadership Styles and Disordered Eating in Athletes.Nutrients · 2025Article
- Editorial: Mind, body, plate: investigating disordered eating in the active population.Frontiers in nutrition · 2025Article
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Abstract
Body image and eating disorders pose significant challenges to the overall health of athletes. However, divergent findings exist regarding the potential association between athletes' body image and eating disorders. This systematic review aims to examine the relationship between these two variables and identify the modifiers of the association, such as gender, age, race, and exercise type. A search was conducted in five databases (Web of Science, PubMed, APA PsycINFO, ProQuest, and EBSCO), aiming to identify studies on athletes and involved body image and eating disorders in their conclusions. Ultimately, thirty-one studies were included for systematic evaluation. The results of the studies indicate that the relationship between athletes' body image and eating disorders is complex and inconclusive. In some types of sports, eating disorders can occur even when athletes are satisfied with their body image. Furthermore, female athletes, particularly young female athletes, and athletes involved in sports associated with leanness are more prone to eating disorders and body dissatisfaction. Due to limited resources in this type of research, there is a lack of comprehensive inclusivity across sports disciplines, genders, races, and levels of sports proficiency, which warrants further research.
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