Weight-related sports involvement in girls: who is at risk for disordered eating?
A 225-item questionnaire was completed by 5163 female 7th, 9th and 11th grade public school students in their classrooms to examine factors associated with eating disorders among girls involved in weight-related sports. Eating disorder symptoms were found in almost one third of girls involved in weight-related and non-weight-related sports. However, after controlling for grade, race, SES, and study design effect, girls in weight-related sports were 51% more likely to have eating disorder symptoms. Also, among girls in weight-related sports who had eating disorders, substance abuse, physical and sexual abuse history, depressive symptoms, suicide attempts, low family communication, and low parental caring were 98% to 377% more common.
Division of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
Nancy E
NE
Sherwood
Dianne
D
Neumark-Sztainer
Mary
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Story
Trish
T
Beuhring
Michael D
MD
Resnick
D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D003237:Connecticut / Q000453:epidemiology; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D001068:Feeding and Eating Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior; D006801:Humans; D018570:Risk Assessment / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012574:Schools; D013177:Sports / Q000523:psychology*