TY - JOUR
T1 - Weight-related sports involvement in girls
T2 - Who is at risk for disordered eating?
AU - Sherwood, Nancy E.
AU - Neumark-Sztainer, Dianne
AU - Story, Mary
AU - Beuhring, Trish
AU - Resnick, Michael D.
PY - 2002
Y1 - 2002
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
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U2 - 10.4278/0890-1171-16.6.341
DO - 10.4278/0890-1171-16.6.341
M3 - Article
C2 - 12192745
AN - SCOPUS:0036340224
SN - 0890-1171
VL - 16
SP - 341
EP - 344
JO - American Journal of Health Promotion
JF - American Journal of Health Promotion
IS - 6
ER -
