1 National Taiwan University of Sport, Department of Physical Education Taipei, Taiwan.
2 National Tsing Hua University of Educational Psychology and Counselling, Hsinchu, Taiwan.
3 Taiwan Health Technology Management Association, Taipei, Taiwan.
Research Article
World Journal of Advanced and Reviews, 2024, 23(02), 2052-2061
Received on 12 July 2024; revised on 21 August 2024; accepted on 23 August 2024
Purpose: The purpose of the study is to explore the impact of scoring criteria and competition clothing on body image. Past research has not considered the impact of scoring standards and the exposure level of competition clothing on body image at the same time. Therefore, this study wants to explore the impact of scoring standards and exposure level of competition clothing on athletes' body image.
Methods: This study recruited a total of 175 voluntary participants, all of whom were over 18 years old and had been training in this sport for more than three years. The average age was 21±3.67 years old. They participated in the highest level events including international competitions, national games, and national games. The inquire about utilized two rebellious: a fundamental data sheet and the Multidimensional Body-Self Connection Survey (MBSRQ). The fundamental data sheet included member socioeconomics such as sex, wear type, age, a long time of engagement within the don, cooperation within the highest-level competition, height, and weight.
Results: The overall Cronbach's α for the whole scale was 0.89, and for the three subscales, Cronbach's α was 0.86 for Appearance Assessment, 0.92 for Appearance Introduction, and 0.83 for Body Zones Fulfillment. These values illustrate great inside consistency. With respect to sex contrasts, the think about found that in outside appearance assessment and fulfillment with different body parts, guys scored higher than females, whereas in outside appearance introduction, females scored higher than guys.
Conclusions: Within the setting of the athletes' critical others, such as family individuals, giving warmth, solid bolster, companionship, and support in everyday life can contribute emphatically to athletes' mental well-being. Hence, lessening feedback or negative dialect around appearance among partners can avoid negative impacts on athletes' body picture and execution. Empowering positive intuitive and communication between partners can have a positive effect on athletes' body picture and mental improvement.
Body Image; Athletes; Sports; Appearance
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Hsiu- Tin Wu, Joyce Say, Rou- Cian Chen, Dietermar Say and Li- Yuan Cheng. The influence of scoring subjectivity and competition clothing exposure on athletes' body image. World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews, 2024, 23(2), 2052-2061. Article DOI: https://doi.org/10.30574/wjarr.2024.23.2.2526