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Keywords
Eating disorders--Iowa; Eating disorders; Self-esteem in women; Women athletes--Psychology; Iowa;
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to investigate the association between self-esteem and eating behaviors/attitudes among female collegiate swimmers. Specifically, the relationship between self-esteem as measured by the Rosenburg Self-Esteem Scale (1965) and eating behaviors/attitudes as measured by the Eating Attitudes Test (EAT-26) (Gamer, Olmstead. Bohr. & Garfinkle. 1982) was determined for a purposive sample of female collegiate swimmers at the University of Northern Iowa. A total of 24 subjects completed self-report measures on self-esteem and eating behaviors/attitudes. Subjects' Body Mass Index was also assessed. Pearson product-moment correlation was used to examine the relationship among the scores on the Rosenburg Self-Esteem Scale, the EAT-26, current weight. and BMI. Descriptive statistics were calculated on all dependent variables. A significant relationship was found between the scores on the EAT-26 and the Rosenburg Self-Esteem Scale. No significant relationship was found between the scores on the Rosenburg Self-Esteem Scale and result from the BMI. Furthermore, no significant relationship was found between the scores on the Rosenburg Self-Esteem Scale and subjects current weight. There was no significant relationship found between scores on the EAT-26 and subjects BMI and current weight. It was concluded that self-esteem is moderately related to eating behaviors/attitudes. Current weight is not related to eating behaviors/attitudes, and body mass index is not related to eating behaviors/attitudes.
Year of Submission
1998
Degree Name
Master of Arts
Department
School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services
First Advisor
Larry Hensley
Second Advisor
Diane Depken
Third Advisor
Sue Joslyn
Date Original
1998
Object Description
1 PDF file (55 leaves)
Copyright
©1998 Melissa Ann Fey
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Fey, Melissa Ann, "Relationship Between Self-Esteem, Eating Behaviors, and Eating Attitudes Among Female Collegiate Swimmers" (1998). Dissertations and Theses @ UNI. 1835.
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/etd/1835
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