Psychometric properties of the contextual body image questionnaire for athletes: a replication and extension study in female collegiate athletes.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although the link between body dissatisfaction and eating disorder (ED) pathology is well-established in general female samples, less is known about contextual body image (CBI) among female athletes. CBI refers to female athletes' body image concerns in two contexts: sport and daily life. The Contextual Body Image Questionnaire for Athletes (CBIQA) measures four dimensions of body image (Appearance, Thin-Fat Self-Evaluation, Thin-Fat Others' Evaluation, and Muscularity) in both contexts. In a sample of female collegiate athletes, this study sought to A) investigate the psychometric properties of the CBIQA, B) examine the cross-sectional relation of CBI with ED pathology and negative affect, and C) assess the degree to which CBI prospectively predicts ED pathology and neg

SUBMITTER: Stewart T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8097871 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature