Type of Document	Thesis
Author	Cruz, Amanda Michelle
Author's Email Address	amc07n@fsu.edu
URN	etd-07162010-091455
Title	The Relationship between Self-Presentation, Body Image Satisfaction, and Body Change Strategies in Weight Class and Non-Weight Class Male Athletes
Degree	Master of Science
Department	Educational Psychology and Learning Systems, Department of
Advisory Committee	Advisor Name Title Robert Eklund Committee Chair David Eccles Committee Member Gershon Tenenbaum Committee Member
Keywords	Sport Psychology Body Image Male Athletes
Date of Defense	2010-06-25
Availability	unrestricted
Abstract Athletes are constantly being judged by themselves and others. Therefore, it is of interest to study how athletes view their public identity, and what behaviors athletes use to manage these public identities (Prapavessis, Grove, & Eklund, 2004; Wilson & Eklund, 1998). The hypotheses for this study were: (1) weight class athletes would engage in more body change strategies than non-weight class athletes after controlling for self-presentation and body image discrepancies, (2) athletes who have higher levels of self-presentation motivation and body image discrepancies will engage in more body change strategies, and (3) weight class athletes will have higher self-presentation and body image discrepancies than non-weight class athletes, when controlling for body change strategies. Male athletes were recruited for the study from weight class and non-weight class sports (N= 120, age M= 21.34 yrs, SD= 3.077). The results indicated for hypothesis one there is evidence to support that weight class athletes engaged in more body change strategies than non-weight class athletes. While testing the second hypothesis the results showed that self-presentation and the body image discrepancy scores had a significant relationship on the outcome of the amount body change strategies. The overall results for hypothesis three did not show that weight class athletes differed from non-weight class athletes on self-presentation or body image discrepancies. It is important to continue studying how male athletes perceive their public identities and images, and how the research and applied settings can work together to improve on the overall sporting environment
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