The Deceiving Mirror. Altered Body Perception and Alexithymia in a Group of Sports Adolescents and Adults |
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| Authors: | Calogero Iacolino Monica Pellerone Giuseppe Mannino Ester Maria Concetta Lombardo Elisabetta Rita Pasqualetto Ivan Formica |
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| Institution: | 1. Università degli Studi di Enna Kore, Enna (EN), Italycalogereo.iacolino@unikore.it;3. Università degli Studi di Enna Kore, Enna (EN), Italy;4. Dipartimento di Giurisprudenza, Università LUMSA, Palermo, Italy;5. Università degli Studi di Messina, Messina, Italy |
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| Abstract: | Recent literature emphasizes an altered perception of the body in subjects practicing sport to pursue an ideal body image. Sometimes such bodily misperception is associated with the inability to recognize and express emotions, and addiction to sport. This research investigates the relationship between body image and alexithymia in a group of 363 sportive adolescents and adults, including 78 males and 285 females, aged 11 to 68?years. Participants completed the Anamnestic Data Questionnaire, Body Uneasseness Test, and Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS-20). Results highlight differences between adolescents and adults, especially about externally oriented thinking, concern for body image, and compulsive self-monitoring. |
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| Keywords: | Alexithymia body image dysmorphism identity |
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