title: Analysis of body esteem in female college athletes and nonathletes.
abstract: This research compared the scores on the three subscales of the Body Esteem Scale of 67 female intercollegiate athletes from various sports, and 57 female nonathlete college students enrolled in regular college classes. Analysis indicated no significant differences between the groups on the Sexual Attractiveness and Weight Concern subscales, but only on the Physical Condition subscale, with athletes reporting higher scores and more positive perceptions of body esteem than nonathletes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation, Murray State University, KY 42071, USA. matt.wiggins@coe.murraystate.edu
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Wiggins
authors.forename: F M
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Moode
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001828:Body Image; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D010555:Personality Inventory / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012649:Self Concept; D012737:Sex Factors; D013177:Sports / Q000523:psychology*; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology