Journal article
Athlete-specific risk factors for the development of disordered eating behaviors in first-year college athletes
Journal of American college health, v ahead-of-print(ahead-of-print), pp 1-10
29 Nov 2022
PMID: 36595568
Featured in Collection : UN Sustainable Development Goals @ Drexel
Abstract
The current study tested whether proposed sport-related risk factors for disordered eating behaviors were associated with increases in disordered eating over first-year college athletes' first four months of collegiate sport participation.
Participants included a sample of first-year college athletes (N = 59, 45% female) from a Division I National Collegiate Athletics Association (DI) university.
This follow-up study tested whether 1) wearing a uniform that emphasizes body concerns, 2) participating in a lean sport, and 3) perceived pressure for thinness from coaches and teammates would lead to increases in weight/shape concerns and disordered eating behaviors over the first four months of collegiate sport participation.
Wearing a uniform that emphasizes body concerns and perceived coach pressure for thinness predicted increases in weight/shape concern. Both teammate and coach pressure for thinness predicted increases in restrained eating behaviors.
Findings suggest that there are identifiable, athlete-specific risk factors for the development of disordered eating behaviors among first-year college athletes.
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- Title
- Athlete-specific risk factors for the development of disordered eating behaviors in first-year college athletes
- Creators
- Madeline Palermo - University of South FloridaDiana Rancourt - University of South FloridaAdrienne Juarascio - Drexel University
- Publication Details
- Journal of American college health, v ahead-of-print(ahead-of-print), pp 1-10
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- College of Arts and Sciences; Center for Weight, Eating and Lifestyle Science (WELL) [Historical]; Drexel University
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000906954100001
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85145502967
- Other Identifier
- 991020100193004721
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