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Navigating the thin-ideal in an athletic world: influence of coach communication on female athletes’ body image and health choices

Beckner, Brittany N., Record, Rachael A.·2016·Health Communication
DOI 10.1080/10410236.2014.957998
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This study sought to investigate how interpersonal communication between coaches and female athletes influences the female athletes' perceptions of body image and health choices. Much of the current literature has focused on the fact that female athletes are at risk for disordered eating and a distorted body image due to susceptibility to the feminine "thin-ideal" while maintaining the fitness levels necessary to compete in their sport. However, very little research has examined how interpersonal interaction plays a role in female athletes' body image perceptions and health behaviors. Utilizing the Communication Theory of Identity (CTI) as a lens to examine communication between female athletes and their coaches, the researchers analyzed transcripts from in-depth interviews with 28 female athletes and identified themes within the personal, relational, enacted, and communal layers of identity. Coach communication with their female athletes was found to be influential to the athletes' body images and health choices.

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Authors
Beckner, B. N., & Record, R. A.
Affiliations
  • Graceland University (US)
  • San Diego State University (US)
Corresponding author
Beckner, Brittany N.
ORCID
Record, Rachael A.
Venue
Health Communication
Publisher
Informa UK Limited
Published
2015-09-11
Volume
31
Issue
3
Pages
364-373
ISSN
  • 1041-0236 (ISSN-L)
  • 1532-7027
DOI
10.1080/10410236.2014.957998
OpenAlex
W1669222844
Cited by
84
References
20
Citations by year
2026: 9 · 2025: 15 · 2024: 9 · 2023: 9 · 2022: 13 · 2021: 6 · 2020: 10 · 2019: 4 · 2018: 4 · 2017: 2 · 2016: 2 · 2014: 1
FWCI
3.31
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Health Communication (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Eating Disorders and Behaviors
  • Health Sciences › Nursing › Nutrition and Dietetics › Nutrition, Health and Food Behavior
  • Social Sciences › Gender Studies › Sports, Gender, and Society
Keywords
thin ideal, female athletes, coach communication, body image, health decision-making, disordered eating, communication theory of identity, interpersonal communication, athletic identity, health behavior
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Adult, Body Image, Choice Behavior, Faculty, Female, Humans, Interpersonal Relations, Interviews as Topic, Male, Self Concept, Sports, Students, Thinness, Universities, Southeastern United States, Health Behavior, Young Adult, Athletes

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