Madeline Palermo1, Diana Rancourt2. 1. Department of Psychology, University of South Florida, 4202 E Fowler Ave, Tampa, FL, 33202, USA. mlagacey@usf.edu. 2. Department of Psychology, University of South Florida, 4202 E Fowler Ave, Tampa, FL, 33202, USA.
Abstract
PURPOSE: This study investigated the associations between athletic and exercise identities and a range of disordered eating and exercise behaviors. METHOD: Study 1 (N = 441; 53.5% female) included online questionnaires of athletic identity and disordered eating behaviors, anthropometrics, and demographic information. Study 2 (N = 225; 50.2% female) added measures of: exercise identity, exercise behaviors, and a broader measure of disordered eating behaviors. Multiple linear regressions were used to test hypotheses. Dominance analysis was used in Study 2 to determine the unique variance accounted for by each predictor. RESULTS: Controlling for body mass index (BMI), age, and sex, athletic identity was not significantly associated with disordered eating in Study 1 (ps > 0.039) but was significantly associated with lower cognitive restraint in Study 2 (p = 0.012). In Study 2, stronger exercise identity was significantly associated with more cognitive restraint (p < 0.001), more body dissatisfaction (p = 0.016), more compulsive exercise (p < 0.001), and more positive and healthy exercise (p < 0.001), after controlling for BMI, age, sex, and athletic identity. Dominance analyses suggested that exercise identity was more strongly associated with these outcomes than athletic identity. CONCLUSION: Exercise identity, but not athletic identity, may be an important risk factor for disordered eating and exercise behaviors in broad populations. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Level IV, results from uncontrolled trial.
PURPOSE: This study investigated the associations between athletic and exercise identities and a range of disordered eating and exercise behaviors. METHOD: Study 1 (N = 441; 53.5% female) included online questionnaires of athletic identity and disordered eating behaviors, anthropometrics, and demographic information. Study 2 (N = 225; 50.2% female) added measures of: exercise identity, exercise behaviors, and a broader measure of disordered eating behaviors. Multiple linear regressions were used to test hypotheses. Dominance analysis was used in Study 2 to determine the unique variance accounted for by each predictor. RESULTS: Controlling for body mass index (BMI), age, and sex, athletic identity was not significantly associated with disordered eating in Study 1 (ps > 0.039) but was significantly associated with lower cognitive restraint in Study 2 (p = 0.012). In Study 2, stronger exercise identity was significantly associated with more cognitive restraint (p < 0.001), more body dissatisfaction (p = 0.016), more compulsive exercise (p < 0.001), and more positive and healthy exercise (p < 0.001), after controlling for BMI, age, sex, and athletic identity. Dominance analyses suggested that exercise identity was more strongly associated with these outcomes than athletic identity. CONCLUSION: Exercise identity, but not athletic identity, may be an important risk factor for disordered eating and exercise behaviors in broad populations. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Level IV, results from uncontrolled trial.
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