[Body image of the male athlete. A study of the psychological health of wrestlers and rowers of the lower weight class].
The present study reports findings concerning the body-experience of male athletes. 25 wrestlers and 59 rowers in the lower weight categories were investigated using the questionnaire for evaluation of body-experience "Fragebogen zur Beurteilung des eigenen Körpers--FBK" (Strauss u. Appelt, 1983). Due to nature of their sports, these men are particularly subject to a constant pressure to maintain a low body weight. In 31% of the subjects the FBK profiles were indicative of disturbances of body-image and body-experience. This subgroup also demonstrated multiple pathologically elevated scores in the personality questionnaire "Freiburger Persönlichkeitsinventar" (Fahrenberger et al. 1984) and the Eating-Disorder-Inventory (Garner et al. 1983). Low-weight wrestlers and rowers should be considered a high-risk male population for body-image disturbances and other psychological disorders. The casual relationship between the specific sport and the development of an body-image disorder is discussed.
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Klinik für Psychiatrie, Universität Göttingen.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001294:Attitude to Health; D001828:Body Image; D015992:Body Mass Index; D001835:Body Weight; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010555:Personality Inventory; D013177:Sports / Q000523:psychology*; D014952:Wrestling / Q000523:psychology*
Das Körpererleben männlicher Sportler. Eine Untersuchung zur psychischen Gesundheit von Ringern und Ruderern der unteren Gewichtsklassen.