Table 2. Psychological characteristics of the participants. Data are means (±SD).
Controls Judoists Cyclists
BE-Weight Satisfaction 24.5 (1.5) 21.2 (.2) * 19.2 (2.5) *
BE-Appearance 32.6 (2.7) 25.4 (4.4) ** 23.8 (6.0) **
BE-Attribution 10.6 (2.4) 9.5 (2.7) 9.1 (3.1)
Self-oriented Perfectionism 64.2 (7.8) 67.8 (12.8) 68.4 (11.3)
Other-oriented Perfectionism 58.5 (6.0) 57.5 (7.8) 58.8 (3.3)
Socially prescribed Perfectionism 51.6 (9.5) 50.3 (7.8) 49.9 (10.7)
p < 0.01 Judoists or Cyclists vs Controls.
p < 0.05,
Abbreviation:BE = body esteem.