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Smith, Karen A., Naughton, Robert J., Langan-Evans, Carl and Lewis, Kiara 
ORCID: 0000-0002-0142-7351
(2024)
“Horrible—But Worth It”: Exploring Weight Cutting Practices, Eating Behaviors, and Experiences of Competitive Female Taekwon-Do Athletes. A Mixed Methods Study.
Journal of Clinical Sport Psychology, 18 (1).
pp. 150-164.
doi:10.1123/jcsp.2021-0103
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Abstract
This mixed methods study aimed to investigate weight cutting practices of female taekwon-do athletes internationally and explore their experiences of “making weight.” A survey of weight loss practices and eating behaviors was completed by 103 taekwon-do athletes from 12 countries, which illustrated that 72.5% of athletes engage in both acute and chronic weight loss practices prior to competition and that there were higher levels of disordered eating within this athletic population than nonweight cutting athletes. Semistructured interviews were conducted with five international-level competitors; thematic analysis of the interviews identified that the women in general felt weight cutting was “horrible—but worth it” and the women believed that (a) weight cutting is unpleasant, difficult, and challenging; and (b) weight cutting provides a competitive advantage. The implications of this study are that weight cutting is widespread among high-level competitive female taekwon-do athletes and this is unlikely to change given the perceived advantages. Efforts are needed to make sure that the women are knowledgeable of the risks and are provided with safe and effective means of making weight.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Article Type: | Article |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Disordered eating; Weight category sports; Female athletes |
| Subjects: | G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GV Recreation Leisure > GV557 Sports |
| Divisions: | Schools and Research Institutes > School of Education and Science |
| Research Priority Areas: | Health, Life Sciences, Sport and Wellbeing |
| Depositing User: | Anna Kerr |
| Date Deposited: | 17 Aug 2022 08:14 |
| Last Modified: | 12 Mar 2024 09:44 |
| URI: | https://eprints.glos.ac.uk/id/eprint/11465 |
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