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Psychometric properties of the contextual body image questionnaire for athletes: a replication and extension study in female collegiate athletes.

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Abstract
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Although the link between body dissatisfaction and eating disorder (ED) pathology is well-established in general female samples, less is known about contextual body image (CBI) among female athletes. CBI refers to female athletes' body image concerns in two contexts: sport and daily life. The Contextual Body Image Questionnaire for Athletes (CBIQA) measures four dimensions of body image (Appearance, Thin-Fat Self-Evaluation, Thin-Fat Others' Evaluation, and Muscularity) in both contexts. In a sample of female collegiate athletes, this study sought to A) investigate the psychometric properties of the CBIQA, B) examine the cross-sectional relation of CBI with ED pathology and negative affect, and C) assess the degree to which CBI prospectively predicts ED pathology and negative affect.

Year of Publication
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2021
Journal
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Journal of eating disorders
Volume
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9
Issue
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1
Number of Pages
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59
Date Published
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2021
URL
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https://jeatdisord.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s40337-021-00414-8
DOI
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10.1186/s40337-021-00414-8
Short Title
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J Eat Disord
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