ERIC Number: EJ806724
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2005-Aug
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Whatever It Takes: Health Compromising Behaviors in Female Athletes
Waldron, Jennifer J.; Krane, Vikki
Quest, v57 n3 p315-329 Aug 2005
The power and performance model of sport stresses a sport ethic of doing "whatever it takes" to win (Coakley, 2004). Uncritical acceptance of this model may lead to various health-compromising behaviors. Employing achievement goal theory, we examine why female athletes may adopt the power and performance approach. An ego motivational climate and a strong social approval goal orientation may encourage girls and women to engage in unhealthy and risky behaviors in pursuit of success. Athletes in an ego-involving climate may be at risk of using their bodies as a machine, unhealthy eating, and steroid use. Athletes with a strong social approval orientation may engage in unhealthy behaviors, such as binge drinking and hazing, in their quest for acceptance by teammates, coaches, and parents.
Descriptors: Self Concept, Athletes, Alcohol Abuse, Goal Orientation, Motivation, Health Behavior, Females, Athletics, Risk, Drug Use, Success, Peer Acceptance
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Language: English
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