title: Adolescent male athletes: body image, diet, and exercise.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to investigate and compare body image concerns, attitudes toward eating/weight control, and reasons for exercising between two groups of adolescent male athletes--football players (N = 44) and cross-country runners (N = 30). Subjects responded to surveys covering eating attitudes, weight concerns, physical traits, perceived and ideal body shape/size, and reasons for exercising. Significant differences were noted: Football players reported a more positive body image; cross-country runners indicated a greater degree of body dissatisfaction, more disordered eating patterns, and a greater degree of concern for weight control which identified this group as one in need of increased health education.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Nutrition, University of Nevada, Reno 89557, USA.
authors.forename: P S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Parks
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Read
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D001828:Body Image; D004032:Diet; D015444:Exercise; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013177:Sports