Psychological risk factors for eating disorders in female university athletes

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dc.contributor.authorBerry, Tanya Roseen_US
dc.date.accessioned2024-08-13T00:08:21Z
dc.date.available2024-08-13T00:08:21Z
dc.date.copyright1997en_US
dc.date.issued1997
dc.degree.departmentSchool of Physical Education
dc.degree.departmentSchool of Exercise Science, Physical and Health Education
dc.degree.levelMaster of Arts M.A.en
dc.description.abstractThe major purpose of this research was to examine self-esteem, body image, competition anxiety and coach pressure as they relate to risk factors in the development of eating disorders in female university level athletes. A secondary purpose was to look at body fat percentage and body mass index and their relationship to eating disorder symptoms. The subjects in this study were female university athletes currently participating in the sports of basketball, field hockey, swimming, soccer and rowing. Canonical correlation analyses indicated significant relationships between restrained eating and all the risk factors. A second canonical correlation indicated a significant relationship between high body mass index and restrained eating. MANOYA analyses showed no significant differences in eating disorder symptoms among the various sport teams. It was concluded that the re are psychological predisposing factors to eating disorders in athletes but more research is needed to identify the interrelationship between the variables. Although none of the athletes in this study participated in a sport identified by previous research as having high prevalence rates of eating disorders, there were athletes showing disordered eating. It can be concluded that all athletes can be considered at risk when the predisposing factors identified in this research are present. Results are discussed in terms of preventing eating disorders in this population.
dc.format.extent68 pages
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1828/17237
dc.rightsAvailable to the World Wide Weben_US
dc.titlePsychological risk factors for eating disorders in female university athletesen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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