Objectives: This study examined the relationship between Portuguese children's self-perceived body shape and body mass index (BMI) by gender, and BMI values were determined for each silhouette. Method: A sample of 4,211 children aged 7-10 was used. Their body image was assessed using Collins's body image silhouettes, while cole et al.'s cutoffs were used to define obesity. Results: The higher the number of th...
The purpose of the present study was to analyse Brazilian soccer players’ levels of negativity and self-confidence regarding distinct competitive levels and game positions. We also pretended determine the magnitude and direction of the association between the dependent variables (negativity and self-confidence) and the athlete’s age and sport experience. A sample of 529 Brazilian professional soccer players com...
The aim of this study was to assess the factorial structure of the Portuguese version of CSAI-2, using several structures suggested in previous studies, through confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) in two different samples (calibration and validation). The calibration sample consisted of 287 Physical Education and Sports students and the validation sample of 323 athletes of individual sports. The results of CFA a...
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