ERIC Number: EJ1448360
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 10
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ISSN: ISSN-0744-8481
EISSN: EISSN-1940-3208
Athlete-Specific Risk Factors for the Development of Disordered Eating Behaviors in First-Year College Athletes
Madeline Palermo; Diana Rancourt; Adrienne Juarascio
Journal of American College Health, v72 n8 p3015-3024 2024
Objective: The current study tested whether proposed sport-related risk factors for disordered eating behaviors were associated with increases in disordered eating over first-year college athletes' first four months of collegiate sport participation. Participants: Participants included a sample of first-year college athletes (N = 59, 45% female) from a Division I National Collegiate Athletics Association (DI) university. Method: This follow-up study tested whether 1) wearing a uniform that emphasizes body concerns, 2) participating in a lean sport, and 3) perceived pressure for thinness from coaches and teammates would lead to increases in weight/shape concerns and disordered eating behaviors over the first four months of collegiate sport participation. Results: Wearing a uniform that emphasizes body concerns and perceived coach pressure for thinness predicted increases in weight/shape concern. Both teammate and coach pressure for thinness predicted increases in restrained eating behaviors. Conclusion: Findings suggest that there are identifiable, athlete-specific risk factors for the development of disordered eating behaviors among first-year college athletes.
Descriptors: Athletes, Athletics, Eating Disorders, College Freshmen, Correlation, Risk, College Athletics, Student Athletes, Human Body, Stress Variables, Body Weight, Body Composition, Athletic Coaches, Peer Influence, Clothing
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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