Sport Psychology Studies

Sport Psychology Studies

Comparison of Psychological Factors of Social Anxiety, Wisdom, and Emotion Regulation on Eating Disorders in Active and Inactive Women

Document Type : Original research

Authors
Vahid Saatchian 1
Mahsa Mahidzadeh Bakhtiari 2
Bahador Azizi 3
1 Associate Professor of Sport Management, Department of Sport science, Faculty of Sport Sciences and Health,Imam Reza International University,Mashad, Iran.
2 Department of Sport Science, Faculty of Sport Sciences and Health,Imam Reza International University,Mashad, Iran.
3 Faculty of Sports Sciences, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran
10.22089/spsyj.2025.17853.2561
Abstract
Objective: The purpose of the present study was to compare the psychological factors of social anxiety, wisdom, and emotion regulation on eating disorders in active and inactive women in Mashhad.
Materials and Methods: This study was applied in terms of its purpose and descriptive-comparative in terms of its type, based on structural equation modeling, with data collected through field methods. The statistical population included all women aged 18 to 45 years in Mashhad. Using the method of 5 to 10 times the number of items in the research instrument (55 items in total), 397 of these individuals were selected as the statistical sample. Four standard questionnaires—eating disorders, wisdom, social anxiety, and emotion regulation—were used to collect data.
Findings: The results showed that the psychological factors of social anxiety, wisdom, and emotion regulation have a significant effect on eating disorders in active and inactive women in Mashhad. Additionally, it was found that there is a significant difference between these factors in active and inactive women, such that the mean of the inactive group was higher than that of the active group. Finally, it was found that there is a significant difference between eating disorders in active and inactive women, such that the mean scores of the active group were higher than those of the inactive group. Based on the findings, it can be stated that social anxiety, wisdom, and emotion regulation play a significant role in predicting eating disorders in women, especially in inactive women, in whom these disorders were more severe.
Conclusion: These results, relying on theories of emotion regulation and socio-cultural pressures on women's bodies, emphasize that strengthening psychological skills can play a preventive role in improving eating disorders.
Keywords
Eating Disorders
Social Anxiety
Emotion Regulation
Wisdom
Psychological Factors
Subjects
 
 
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Sport Psychology Studies
Volume 15, Issue 57
Summer 2026
Pages 76-104

  • Receive Date 15 March 2025
  • Revise Date 01 June 2025
  • Accept Date 04 June 2025