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Smith, KA, Naughton, RJ, Langan-Evans, C and Lewis, K (2022) “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. ISSN 1932-9261
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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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| Additional Information: | Accepted author manuscript version reprinted, by permission, from Journal of Clinical Sport Psychology, 2024, volume 18 issue 1: 150-164, https://doi.org/10.1123/jcsp.2021-0103 © 2024 Human Kinetics, Inc. |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | 1106 Human Movement and Sports Sciences; 1701 Psychology |
| Subjects: | R Medicine > RC Internal medicine > RC1200 Sports Medicine |
| Divisions: | Sport & Exercise Sciences |
| Publisher: | Human Kinetics |
| SWORD Depositor: | A Symplectic |
| Date Deposited: | 28 Mar 2024 16:27 |
| Last Modified: | 28 Mar 2024 16:30 |
| DOI or ID number: | 10.1123/jcsp.2021-0103 |
| URI: | https://researchonline.ljmu.ac.uk/id/eprint/22929 |
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