The purpose of this study was to characterize eating behaviors among female collegiate Taekwondo athletes and non-athlete female college students in South Korea, and to estimate the prevalence of eating disorders among the same population. A total of 510 undergraduate women voluntarily participated; 42 were Taekwondo athletes and 468 were not athletes in any sports. Four self-report questionnaires were administered including demographic questionnaire, Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire, Eating Disorder Inventory-2, Sociocultural Attitudes Toward Appearance, Rosenberg’s Self-Esteem Scale. Results indicate that Taekwondo athletes group was statistically higher on ideal BMI, mean of EDEQ, perfectionism, and self-esteem. Approximately 12% to 33% of female collegiate Taekwondo athletes were classified as having a high risk for eating disorders. Prevalence rate of eating disorders measured by EDEQ-weight subscale was higher in the Taekwondo athletes than non-athletes group. There appear to be circumstances that participation in Taekwondo as a collegiate athlete is associated with increased risk for eating disorders. Participation in Taekwondo as a competitive collegiate athlete causes more problematic eating behaviors than non-athletes.
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Ⅰ. Introduction Ⅱ. Methods 1. Participants 2. Measures 3. Statistical Design/Analyses Ⅲ. Results 1. Differentiation in characteristics between Taekwondo athletes and non-athletes 2. Differentiation in prevalence ofdisordered eating between Taekwondo athletes and non-athletes 3. Correlations among the variables in each group Ⅳ. Discussion Ⅴ. Conclusion References ABSTRACT
현대사회에 있어서 신체활동 연구의 주요 탐구과제는 ‘신체활동을 통한 교육’으로부터 ‘인간의 기본적인 움직임’을 목표로 하는 스포츠적인 움직임을 중심으로 한 생명 활동의 개념으로 급속히 변화되고 있는 추세이다. 이러한 환경변화에 대응하기 위하여 본학회는 ‘체육’적인 요소에서 ‘스포츠’적인 요소를 중심으로 한 학문적 정체성을 견고히 하고, 정기적인 학술지 발간과 학술활동을 통해 한국스포츠츠 문화의 발전과 학문적인 발전에 기여하는데 그 목적이 있다.