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Disturbed Eating Attitudes, Social Physique Anxiety, and Perceived Pressure for Thin Body in Professional Dancers
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Kalyva, Stavroula; Yannakoulia, Mary; Koutsouba, Maria; Venetsanou, Fotini – Research in Dance Education, 2023
Professional ballet dancers are known as a high-risk group for adopting disordered eating behaviours. However, research regarding the professionals of other dance styles/genres is quite limited. The present study explored disordered eating, social physique anxiety (SPA) and perceived pressure for a thin body in professional dancers of different…
Descriptors: Dance, Professional Personnel, Attitudes, Anxiety
Sexual Assault Predicts Unhealthy Weight Management among College Women: A Longitudinal, Prospective Study
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Larissa A. McGarrity; Robyn L. Shepardson; Kate B. Carey; Michael P. Carey – Journal of American College Health, 2024
Objective: To examine whether sexual assault prospectively predicts unhealthy weight management behaviors in college women. Method: Participants were female college students (N = 483) with monthly assessments across the first year, including the frequency and severity of sexual assault and unhealthy weight management behaviors. Results: Frequency…
Descriptors: Sexual Abuse, Crime, Females, College Students
A Pilot Study of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy as a Workshop Intervention for Body Dissatisfaction and Disordered Eating Attitudes
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Pearson, Adria N.; Follette, Victoria M.; Hayes, Steven C. – Cognitive and Behavioral Practice, 2012
Body image dissatisfaction is a source of significant distress among non-eating-disordered women, but because it is subclinical it is generally not treated. It remains stable throughout adulthood, and has proven resistant to many prevention interventions. This study presents a pilot test of a practical alternative: a 1-day Acceptance and…
Descriptors: Intervention, Females, Self Concept, Eating Disorders
The Role of Disordered-Eating Cognitions and Psychological Flexibility on Distress in Asian American and European American College Females in the United States
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Masuda, Akihiko; Le, Jane; Cohen, Lindsey L. – International Journal for the Advancement of Counselling, 2014
The present study investigated whether different forms of disordered-eating-related cognitions and psychological flexibility were associated with psychological distress among female Asian American and European American college students in the United States. Disordered-eating-related cognitions examined in the present study included thoughts (a)…
Descriptors: Eating Disorders, Asian American Students, White Students, College Students
Dieting, Dietary Restraint, and Binge Eating Disorder among Overweight Adolescents in Turkey
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Bas, Murat; Bozan, Nuray; Cigerim, Nevin – Adolescence (San Diego): an international quarterly devoted to the physiological, psychological, psychiatric, sociological, and educational aspects of the second decade of human life, 2008
The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship among dieting, dietary restraint, disinhibition, hunger, and binge eating among overweight adolescent girls. Participants were 743 overweight adolescent girls between 16 and 19 years of age. The mean BMI was 24.9 [+ or -] 0.8 kg/[m[superscript 2] in the low-restraint group and 25.1 [+ or…
Descriptors: Obesity, Females, Eating Disorders, Adolescents
Health Education Prevention for Eating Disorders among College Female Athletes.
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Abood, Doris A.; Black, David R. – American Journal of Health Behavior, 2000
Evaluated a health education intervention that emphasized risk factors associated with drive for thinness and body dissatisfaction among female college athletes. Surveys of athletes in intervention and comparison groups indicated that the intervention was associated with decreased drive for thinness, which in turn was associated with decreased…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Athletes, Body Image, Body Weight