title: Correlates of disordered eating attitudes among male and female young talented dancers: findings from the UK centres for advanced training.
abstract: Correlates of disordered eating attitudes were examined with a mixed-sex sample of 347 young talented dancers aged 10-18 years from all UK Centres for Advanced Training. Equal proportions of females (7.3%) and males (7.6%) were symptomatic for disordered eating but correlates differed: for females, self-evaluative perfectionism, waking up > twice/night and hours of non-dance physical activity were predictive while for males, only the combination of self-evaluative and conscientious perfectionism was significant. Differences between menstrual status groups were evident, with young dancers (pre-menarcheal/within first year of menarche) reporting the least disordered eating attitudes and those with dysfunctional menses reporting the most.
authors.affiliation: Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance, London, England. s.nordin-bates@trinitylaban.ac.uk
authors.forename: Sanna M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Nordin-Bates
authors.forename: Imogen J
authors.initials: IJ
authors.lastname: Walker
authors.forename: Emma
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Redding
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001290:Attitude; D002648:Child; D003615:Dancing / Q000523:psychology; D004435:Eating / Q000523:psychology*; D001068:Feeding and Eating Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008572:Menarche / Q000523:psychology; D012494:Sampling Studies; D012649:Self Concept; D012737:Sex Factors; D006113:United Kingdom / Q000453:epidemiology