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Weight-related sports involvement in girls: who is at risk for disordered eating?

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Sherwood, NE; Neumark-Sztainer, D; Story, M; Beuhring, T; Resnick, MD
Published in: Am J Health Promot
2002

A 225-item questionnaire was completed by 5163 female 7th, 9th and 11th grade public school students in their classrooms to examine factors associated with eating disorders among girls involved in weight-related sports. Eating disorder symptoms were found in almost one third of girls involved in weight-related and non-weight-related sports. However, after controlling for grade, race, SES, and study design effect, girls in weight-related sports were 51% more likely to have eating disorder symptoms. Also, among girls in weight-related sports who had eating disorders, substance abuse, physical and sexual abuse history, depressive symptoms, suicide attempts, low family communication, and low parental caring were 98% to 377% more common.

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Am J Health Promot

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ISSN

0890-1171

Publication Date

2002

Volume

16

Issue

6

Start / End Page

341 / ii

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Sports
  • Schools
  • Risk Assessment
  • Public Health
  • Humans
  • Health Behavior
  • Female
  • Feeding and Eating Disorders
  • Cross-Sectional Studies
  • Connecticut
 

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Sherwood, N. E., Neumark-Sztainer, D., Story, M., Beuhring, T., & Resnick, M. D. (2002). Weight-related sports involvement in girls: who is at risk for disordered eating? Am J Health Promot, 16(6), 341–ii. https://doi.org/10.4278/0890-1171-16.6.341
Sherwood, Nancy E., Dianne Neumark-Sztainer, Mary Story, Trish Beuhring, and Michael D. Resnick. “Weight-related sports involvement in girls: who is at risk for disordered eating?Am J Health Promot 16, no. 6 (2002): 341–ii. https://doi.org/10.4278/0890-1171-16.6.341.
Sherwood NE, Neumark-Sztainer D, Story M, Beuhring T, Resnick MD. Weight-related sports involvement in girls: who is at risk for disordered eating? Am J Health Promot. 2002;16(6):341–ii.
Sherwood, Nancy E., et al. “Weight-related sports involvement in girls: who is at risk for disordered eating?Am J Health Promot, vol. 16, no. 6, 2002, pp. 341–ii. Pubmed, doi:10.4278/0890-1171-16.6.341.
Sherwood NE, Neumark-Sztainer D, Story M, Beuhring T, Resnick MD. Weight-related sports involvement in girls: who is at risk for disordered eating? Am J Health Promot. 2002;16(6):341–ii.
Journal cover image

Published In

Am J Health Promot

DOI

ISSN

0890-1171

Publication Date

2002

Volume

16

Issue

6

Start / End Page

341 / ii

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Sports
  • Schools
  • Risk Assessment
  • Public Health
  • Humans
  • Health Behavior
  • Female
  • Feeding and Eating Disorders
  • Cross-Sectional Studies
  • Connecticut