Forms of Competitive Attitude and Achievement Orientation in Relation to Disordered Eating.

Burckle, Michelle A.; Ryckman, Richard M.; Gold, Joel A.; Thornton, Bill; Audesse, Roberta J.

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ERIC Number: EJ596428

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1999

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Forms of Competitive Attitude and Achievement Orientation in Relation to Disordered Eating.

Burckle, Michelle A.; Ryckman, Richard M.; Gold, Joel A.; Thornton, Bill; Audesse, Roberta J.

Sex Roles: A Journal of Research, v40 n11/12 p853-70 Jun 1999

Examined the differential contributions of two forms of competitive attitude to disordered eating in 198 female Caucasian college students. Results show that it is not competition per se that is a primary contributor to eating disorders but rather a hypercompetitiveness form of competitive attitude. (SLD)

Descriptors: Achievement Need, College Students, Competition, Eating Disorders, Females, Goal Orientation, Higher Education, Student Attitudes

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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