Sociocultural influences and body weight and shape dissatisfaction in female Cheerleading athletes: a comparison between flyer and base positions

Authors

  • Cleonaldo Gonçalves Santos Núcleo Interprofissional de Estudos e Pesquisa em Imagem Corporal e Transtornos Alimentares (NICTA/CNPq), Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora (UFJF) https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9302-388X
  • Maurício Almeida Núcleo Interprofissional de Estudos e Pesquisa em Imagem Corporal e Transtornos Alimentares (NICTA/CNPq), Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora (UFJF) https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6153-1011
  • Mauro Lúcio de Oliveira Júnior Núcleo Interprofissional de Estudos e Pesquisa em Imagem Corporal e Transtornos Alimentares (NICTA/CNPq), Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora (UFJF) https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1644-5173
  • Thainá Richelli Oliveira Resende Núcleo Interprofissional de Estudos e Pesquisa em Imagem Corporal e Transtornos Alimentares (NICTA/CNPq), Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora (UFJF).
  • André Gustavo Pinto de Souza Núcleo Interprofissional de Estudos e Pesquisa em Imagem Corporal e Transtornos Alimentares (NICTA/CNPq), Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora (UFJF).
  • Pedro Henrique Berbert de Carvalho Núcleo Interprofissional de Estudos e Pesquisa em Imagem Corporal e Transtornos Alimentares (NICTA/CNPq), Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora (UFJF) https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4918-5080
  • Clara Mockdece Neves Laboratório de Estudos do Corpo (LABESC), Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora (UFJF)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.20873/abef.2595-0096v5n1102116

Abstract

Objective: to compare the variables (dependents) of sociocultural pressures related to appearance, appearance-ideal internalization, and body weight and shape dissatisfaction,
controlled by body mass index (BMI), in Brazilian female Cheerleading athletes in flyer and base positions. Methods: A descriptive-comparative, cross-sectional study was used, with a quantitative approach. The study included 98 female Cheerleading athletes, aged between 18 and 30 years. After approval by the ethics committee, an online protocol was applied via Google Forms, containing a sociodemographic questionnaire, Body Shape Questionnaire-8 (body weight and shape dissatisfaction) and Sociocultural Attitudes Towards Appearance Questionnaire-4 (sociocultural pressures related to appearance and appearance-ideal internalization). For statistical analysis, descriptive statistics of the variables was carried out, as well as the Mann-Whitney U test to compare the age and BMI variables, and the ANCOVA, controlling the BMI, to compare the dependent variables between the two groups, flyer and base, respectively. Results: The sample consisted of 49 athletes in flyer position and 49 in base position, with a mean age of 21.94 ± 2.43 years old. The results showed statistically significant differences in BMI variable (U = 2240.000, p < 0.001, d = 2.241), with athletes in base position showing elevated values in comparison to the flyer position. Furthermore, the dependent variables and age variable do not present statistically significant differences between the groups. Conclusion: It is concluded that, excluding the BMI influence, Cheerleading athletes showed no statistically significant difference for the variables sociocultural pressures related to appearance, appearance-ideal internalization and body weight and shape dissatisfaction.

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2022-10-25

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Gonçalves Santos, C., Almeida, M., de Oliveira Júnior, M. L., Oliveira Resende, T. R., Pinto de Souza, A. G., Berbert de Carvalho, P. H., & Mockdece Neves, C. (2022). Sociocultural influences and body weight and shape dissatisfaction in female Cheerleading athletes: a comparison between flyer and base positions. Brazilian Archives of Physical Education, 5(1), 105–119. https://doi.org/10.20873/abef.2595-0096v5n1102116

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