Status : Verified
| Personal Name | Gayo, Jum Marie Grace S. |
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| Resource Title | The self-perceived body image of Filipino female collegiate athletes wearing beach volleyball attire |
| Date Issued | 18 August 2024 |
| Abstract | Filipino female collegiate beach volleyball athletes perceive their body image according to what attire they wear. As these athletes give their all on the sandy courts, they wore their beach volleyball attires with a lot of body parts being exposed. Compared to male’s attire, female beach volleyball attire is exposing a lot of skin. Making some of the women feel more conscious and hesitant about the attire since this type of clothing is physique-revealing. In this qualitative research, the researcher explores the experiences of Filipino female collegiate athletes to better understand their self-perception about their bodies as a beach volleyball athlete- in addition to whether self-perceptions about their beach volleyball attires were related to their body image. Five (5) Filipino female collegiate athletes ages 22- 23 years old from various collegiate teams who participated in the UAAP Season 86 Beach Volleyball Tournament were given BESAA questionnaire and 7- item questionnaire. The study identified three dominant themes that were discovered: (1) Attire and body expectation, with two sub-themes, a) Comfortably and purposeful body/ attire, and b) Transition to bikini, (2) Attire contribution/ distraction with two sub-themes, a) Functionality and performance, and b) In- game setting, and (3) Competing without Comparing. Findings showed that Filipino female collegiate athletes' self-perceptions of their body image are complex. When wearing the attire, participants reported receiving contradictory signals about their bodies. Furthermore, the results indicated that participants’ performance was improved and that their attire also raised self-esteem. |
| Degree Course | Bachelor of Sport Science |
| Language | English |
| Keyword | Filipino female collegiate athletes; Body image; Sports performance; Objectification; Beach volleyball; Attire |
| Material Type | Thesis/Dissertation |
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