title: Distortion of body image among elite female dancers.
abstract: To examine body image and possible distortion of body image among elite female dancers 10 members of a professional ballet company rated both current and ideal body shape. In addition, an objective measure of body composition was obtained via skinfold techniques. t tests indicated that the mean rating for current body image was significantly higher than the rating for ideal, despite the fact that body-composition measures for all subjects were in an "ideal" range according to normative standards. Analysis indicated a high distortion of body image among these dancers and support psychophysiological concerns previously raised.
authors.affiliation: Department of Health & Sport Science, University of Richmond, Virginia 23173, USA.
authors.forename: E F
authors.initials: EF
authors.lastname: Pierce
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Daleng
mesh_terms: D000273:Adipose Tissue; D001823:Body Composition; D001828:Body Image; D001835:Body Weight; D003615:Dancing / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D005556:Form Perception; D006801:Humans; D010469:Perceptual Distortion; D012649:Self Concept; D012885:Skinfold Thickness