Longitudinal Prevalence of Disordered Eating and Weight Control Behaviors in Female Collegiate Athletes
Description:
Female collegiate athletes have been established as a high-risk group for the development of eating disorders due to the high prevalence rates of clinical and subclinical eating disorders, which have ranged from 1.9% to 16.6% and 4.0% to 26.1%, respectively. Collegiate athletes appear to meet criteria for ED-NOS more often than anorexia or bulimia nervosa, and frequently engage in pathogenic weight control behaviors (e.g., dieting, excessive exercise). To date, only a few studies have examined …
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Date:
December 2015
Creator:
Thompson, Alexandra J.
Partner:
UNT Libraries