Kroppsuppfattning hos unga idrottare : En jämförelse mellan judokas och fotbollsspelare

Sammanfattning: Aim - The purpose of the study was to compare differences in body image between a specific weight-base sport and a ball sport. Related questions where as follows: “Are there any differences in distorted body image between soccer players and judokas?” “Is there an association between gender and age with distorted body image regardless of  sport?” Method - The survey was given to athletes striving to be elite within either judo or soccer. Groups occurred according to sport, gender and age category. In addition to the basic questions, the survey consisted of 22 questions where 13 were from the Body Appreciation Scale (BAS) and 9 from the Eating Disorder Inventory (EDI), specifically those related to body image. Comparison was then made based on the groupings, where independent sample t-tests demonstrated differences. A correlation analysis was then made which evaluated the correlation between age and gender independent of sport. Results - A total of 93 participants completed the survey in its entirety, 43 women and 50 men. 50 were striving to be elite within judo (21 women, 29 men, 25 in high school, 25 post-high school) and 43 in soccer (22 women, 21 men, 21 in high school, 22 post-high school). The total score in the entire questionnaire gave an average value of 96,0 for judo and 93,1 for soccer (p=0,27). The mean value was 88,7 för women and 99,8 for men (p=<0,001), as well as a mean value corresponding to 94,0 for the post-high school group and 96,3 for the high school group (p=0,52). Conclusions - No significant difference could be seen in the tendency to distorted body image between the sports or whether they belonged to the high school or post-high school category. Differences in results regarding specific questions in the EDI, however, indicate a tendency for the dissatisfaction to express itself in different ways within the sports. A significant difference could be seen in gender, with a greater tendency in women towards distorted body image compared to men. Further sport-specific research is requested.