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Body Composition and Its Perception among Professional Female Volleyball Players and Fitness Athletes (Silesia, Poland)

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  • Agnieszka Białek-Dratwa

    (Department of Human Nutrition, Department of Dietetics, Faculty of Health Sciences in Bytom, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Jordana 19, 41-808 Zabrze, Poland)

  • Wiktoria Staśkiewicz

    (Department of Food Technology and Quality Evaluation, Department of Dietetics, Faculty of Health Sciences in Bytom, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Jordana 19, 41-808 Zabrze, Poland)

  • Mateusz Grajek

    (Department of Public Health, Department of Public Health Policy, Faculty of Health Sciences in Bytom, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Piekarska 18, 41-902 Bytom, Poland)

  • Aleksandra Filip

    (Department of Human Nutrition, Department of Dietetics, Faculty of Health Sciences in Bytom, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Jordana 19, 41-808 Zabrze, Poland)

  • Mateusz Rozmiarek

    (Department of Sports Tourism, Faculty of Physical Culture Sciences, Poznan University of Physical Education, Królowej Jadwigi 27/39, 61-871 Poznań, Poland)

  • Karolina Krupa-Kotara

    (Department of Epidemiology, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Faculty of Health Sciences in Bytom, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Piekarska 18, 41-902 Bytom, Poland)

  • Oskar Kowalski

    (Department of Human Nutrition, Department of Dietetics, Faculty of Health Sciences in Bytom, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Jordana 19, 41-808 Zabrze, Poland)

Abstract

Female athletes experience both sociocultural and sport-specific pressures of an ideal body and appearance and are vulnerable to dissatisfaction with their bodies. Among sport-specific pressures, the type of sport is a predictor of body image dissatisfaction. The study included 150 females: 50 volleyball players, 50 bodybuilding and fitness athletes, and 50 female students, who were the control group. Body composition and perception and evaluation of one’s own body were assessed. BMI was similar in the study group of female athletes and the control group, but the bodybuilding and fitness athletes had the lowest body fat, while the control group had the highest. Perception of one’s own body in the aspect of the evaluation of specific body parts was highest among bodybuilding and fitness athletes, while in the aspect of body condition, the best results were obtained by volleyball players. Most female volleyball players were dissatisfied with their current body weight, as were women in the control group, in contrast to female bodybuilding and fitness athletes, who were most often satisfied with their current body weight.

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  • Agnieszka Białek-Dratwa & Wiktoria Staśkiewicz & Mateusz Grajek & Aleksandra Filip & Mateusz Rozmiarek & Karolina Krupa-Kotara & Oskar Kowalski, 2022. "Body Composition and Its Perception among Professional Female Volleyball Players and Fitness Athletes (Silesia, Poland)," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(19), pages 1-16, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:19:y:2022:i:19:p:11891-:d:920137
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    1. Mateusz Grajek & Karolina Krupa-Kotara & Martina Grot & Maria Kujawińska & Paulina Helisz & Weronika Gwioździk & Agnieszka Białek-Dratwa & Wiktoria Staśkiewicz & Joanna Kobza, 2022. "Perception of the Body Image in Women after Childbirth and the Specific Determinants of Their Eating Behavior: Cross-Sectional Study (Silesia, Poland)," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(16), pages 1-14, August.
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    1. Agata Wypych-Ślusarska & Natalia Majer & Karolina Krupa-Kotara & Ewa Niewiadomska, 2023. "Active and Happy? Physical Activity and Life Satisfaction among Young Educated Women," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 20(4), pages 1-12, February.

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