TY  - JOUR
A1  - Krentz, Eva M.
A1  - Warschburger, Petra
T1  - Sports-related correlates of disordered eating a comparison between aesthetic and ballgame sports
T2  - International journal of sport and exercise psychology
N2  - Prevalence rates for disordered eating vary between different types of sports (Sundgot-Borgen & Torstveit, 2004). In this study, athletes of sports with a high risk and low risk for disordered eating were compared regarding potential sports-related risk factors for disordered eating. One hundred and seventy-one aesthetic and ballgame sports athletes participated in this study (mean age 14.1 +/- 1.8 years). Aesthetic sports athletes reported more disordered eating behaviors, sports-related body dissatisfaction, a greater desire to be leaner to improve sports performance and greater social pressure from the sports environment than did ballgame sports athletes. Emotional distress resulting from missed exercise sessions and the desire to be leaner to improve sports performance predicted disordered eating in both sport types. The results suggest that the kinds of risk factors for disordered eating are equal among sport types, but some potential risk factors are more prevalent in aesthetic sports.
KW  - Adolescent
KW  - Body dissatisfaction
KW  - Eating disorder
KW  - Elite athlete
Y1  - 2011
UR  - https://publishup.uni-potsdam.de/frontdoor/index/index/docId/36514
SN  - 0047-0767
VL  - 42
IS  - 6
SP  - 548
EP  - 564
PB  - Pozzi
CY  - Roma
ER  -