Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ358657
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1987
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Conditioning for Thinness. The Dilemma of Eating-Disordered Female Athletes.
Overdorf, Virginia G.
Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance, v58 n4 p62-65 Apr 1987
The preoccupation of some female sports enthusiasts with thinness is frequently symptomatic of underlaying emotional problems. This article examines the problem and makes suggestions to enable coaches to cope with these athletes. (MT)
Descriptors: Anorexia Nervosa, Athletes, Athletic Coaches, Body Weight, Bulimia, Eating Habits, Females, Higher Education, Secondary Education
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses; Guides - Non-Classroom
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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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