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ERIC Number: EJ466271
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1993
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ISSN: ISSN-0047-2891
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Eating Disorders among High Performance Athletes.
Stoutjesdyk, Dexa; Jevne, Ronna
Journal of Youth and Adolescence, v22 n3 p271-82 Jun 1993
Whether athletes in sports that emphasize leanness differ from athletes in other sports with regard to eating attitudes and disposition toward eating disorders was studied for 104 female and 87 male postsecondary level athletes. Results indicate that different groups of athletes may be at different risks of eating disorders. (SLD)
Descriptors: Anorexia Nervosa, At Risk Persons, Athletes, Athletics, Behavior Disorders, Body Weight, Bulimia, Eating Habits, Females, Foreign Countries, Males, Mental Health, Nutrition, Postsecondary Education, Self Destructive Behavior, Sex Differences, Sport Psychology
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Canada
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