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ERIC Number: EJ765419
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2007-Mar
Pages: 6
Abstractor: Author
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0146-3934
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Physical Activity, Disordered Eating Risk, and Anthropometric Measurement: A Comparison of College Female Athletes and Non Athletes
Malinauskas, Brenda M.; Cucchiara, Andrew J.; Aeby, Victor G.; Bruening, Christi C.
College Student Journal, v41 n1 p217-222 Mar 2007
Opportunities for women in sport have expanded, whereas the media-driven ideal female continues to have a slender body. To attain the body that society has promoted, college-age females are vulnerable to psychological disordered eating risk. This study examines relationships among physical activity, body composition, and psychological eating disorder risk among college females (N = 115). Study outcomes indicate: psychological measurements were 1 to 3% predictive of physical activity; low physical activity had the greatest body dissatisfaction and body fat; body dissatisfaction and drive for thinness were 71 to 74% predictive of psychological disordered eating risk; and body mass index and body fat were 19 to 31% predictive of physical activity and 10 to 31% predictive of psychological measurements.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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