The Relationship between Bigorexia and Self-Confidence in Bodybuilding Athletes

Öz

This research was carried out to determine the bigorexia and self-confidence levels of bodybuilders and to examine their relationship with each other. It is a research designed in the screening model to examine the bigorexia and self-confidence levels of the athletes. The research group consists of 145 male athletes who are in Aksaray and are regularly involved in bodybuilding. “Muscle Dysmorphic Disorder (Bigorexia) Inventory” and “Sportive Continuous Self-Confidence Scale” were used to provide data. In order to determine the bigorexia and self-confidence levels of the participants, "arithmetic mean and standard deviation from descriptive statistics" techniques were used. One-way analysis of variance (Anova) was used to compare the bigorexia and self-confidence levels of the athletes according to the training time. In order to reach the source of the difference, the post-hoc (Tukey) test was used. Pearson correlation analysis was performed to examine the relationship between bigorexia and self-confidence levels of athletes. The predictor of bigorexia on self-confidence was tested using simple linear regression analysis. As a result, it was concluded that the bigorexia levels of the athletes were high and their self-confidence levels were low. While a significant difference was found in the bigorexia levels of the athletes in terms of training duration (p<0.05), there was no difference in the self-confidence levels (p>0.05). In addition, it was observed that there was a negative significant relationship between bigorexia and self-confidence, and it was concluded that bigorexia was a strong predictor of self-confidence.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Bigorexia
• Self-Confidence
• Bodybuilding Athletes

Vücut Geliştirme Sporcularında Bigoreksiya ve Özgüven İlişkisi

Öz

Bu araştırma vücut geliştirme sporcularının bigoreksiya ile özgüven düzeylerini tespit etmek ve birbiri ile olan ilişkisini incelemek amacıyla gerçekleştirilmiştir. Sporcuların bigoreksiya ile özgüven düzeylerini incelemek amacıyla tarama modelinde tasarlanmış bir araştırmadır. Araştırma grubu Aksaray ilinde bulunan ve düzenli olarak vücut geliştirme sporu ile ilgilenen 145 erkek sporcudan oluşmaktadır. Verilerin sağlanmasında “Kas Dismorfik Bozukluğu (Bigoreksiya) Envanteri” ve “Sportif Sürekli Kendine Güven Ölçeği” kullanılmıştır. Katılımcıların bigoreksiya ve özgüven düzeylerini tespit etmek amacıyla “tanımlayıcı istatistiklerden aritmetik ortalama ve standart sapma” tekniklerinden yararlanılmıştır. Sporcuların bigoreksiya ve özgüven düzeylerini antrenman süresine göre karşılaştırmak için tek yönlü varyans analizi (Anova) kullanılmıştır. Farkın kaynağına ulaşabilmek amacıyla post-hoc (Tukey) testine başvurulmuştur. Sporcuların bigoreksiya ile özgüven düzeyleri arasındaki ilişkinin incelenebilmesi için pearson korelasyon analizi gerçekleştirilmiştir. Bigoreksiyanın özgüven üzerindeki yordayıcılığı ise basit doğrusal regresyon analizi kullanılarak test edilmiştir. Sonuç olarak sporcuların bigoreksiya düzeylerinin yüksek, özgüven düzeylerinin ise düşük olduğu sonucuna varılmıştır. Antrenman süresi bakımından sporcuların bigoreksiya düzeylerinde anlamlı bir farklılığa rastlanırken (p<0.05), özgüven düzeylerinde herhangi bir farklılığın olmadığı tespit edilmiştir (p>0.05). Ayrıca bigoreksiya ile özgüven arasında negatif yönlü anlamlı bir ilişkinin olduğu görülmüş, bigoreksiyanın özgüven üzerinde güçlü bir yordayıcı olduğu sonucuna varılmıştır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Bigoreksiya
• Özgüven
• Vücut Geliştirme Sporcuları

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