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Tackett, Bailey. Weigh-In Environment and Weight Intentionality and Management of
Female Collegiate Athletes. Master of Science (Psychology), December 2015, 60 pp., 7 tables,
references, 125 titles.
Research suggests that female athletes, in particular, experience "sport-environment"
pressures such as: weight, performance, and body image demands from their coaches,
teammates, and judges. These influences in tandem with society's portrayal of the thin ideal are
thought to considerably increase the risk of developing disordered eating problems in this
population. Although numerous studies have been conducted over the past decade on the
prevalence of eating disorders and pathogenic weight control behaviors among female athletes,
few have examined in detail the weight pressures that exist within the sport environment, such as
whether or not (and how often) athletes are weighed by their coaches, and how athletes respond
to those pressures in terms of weight management practices. In the proposed study, we will
examine the weigh-in environment, weight satisfaction, weight management practices, menstrual
health, and reported source of nutritional guidance. The sample includes 414 NCAA Division I
female collegiate swimmers/divers and gymnasts drawn from 26 universities across the U.S.
Participants anonymously completed a series of questionnaires as part of a larger study on
student-athlete health and well-being. This study found that 41% of athletes were weighed, and
most often by an athletic trainer in private. Despite most weigh-ins were reportedly conducted in
a positive manner, the majority of the athletes who were weighed (75%) reported using at least
one strategy to manage their weight prior to weigh-ins (e.g. restrict food, increase exercise).
Athletes desire to lose weight, caloric intake, and menstrual cycles were not related to whether
athletes were or were not weighed. The majority of athletes received qualified nutritional
guidance about how to healthfully manage their weight. Overall, weighing is occurring in a more
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Tackett, Bailey. Weigh-in Environment and Weight Intentionality and Management of Female Collegiate Athletes, thesis, December 2015; Denton, Texas. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc822846/m1/2/: accessed April 23, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; .