Body dissatisfaction and biology maturation in male athletes

Authors

  • Leonardo de Sousa Fortes Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora; Faculdade de Educação Física e Desportos
  • Sebastião Sousa Almeida Universidade de São Paulo; Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras de Ribeirão Preto
  • Maria Elisa Caputo Ferreira Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora; Faculdade de Educação Física e Desportos

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S1807-55092013000200013

Keywords:

Body image, Athletes, Sport

Abstract

The aim of this study was to investigate the influence of biological maturation on body dissatisfaction (BD) of young male athletes. 464 athletes participated in the survey. The BD was measured due to the Body Shape Questionnaire (BSQ). The biological maturity was estimated by somatic maturation. Weight, height and skinfold thickness were measured to calculate body mass index (BMI) and estimate the percentage of fat, respectively. Statistical tests were conducted in specialized software to analyze the data. The results showed no statistically significant differences for the scores of the BSQ according to ratings somatic maturation. Moreover, we identified differences in BMI and body fat percentage between maturational stages (p < 0.05). Thus, it was concluded that the BD of young athletes was not influenced by biological maturation.

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Published

2013-06-01

Issue

Vol. 27 No. 2 (2013)

Section

Comportamental e Pedagógica

License

Todo o conteúdo da revista, exceto onde está identificado, está licenciado sob uma Licença Creative Commons (CC-BY)

How to Cite

Fortes, L. de S., Almeida, S. S., & Ferreira, M. E. C. (2013). Body dissatisfaction and biology maturation in male athletes. Brazilian Journal of Physical Education and Sport, 27(2), 297-303. https://doi.org/10.1590/S1807-55092013000200013