Psychosocial predictors of eating classification in female athletes: From collegiate sport to retirement.

Autor: Thompson A; University of North Texas, Denton, Texas, USA.; Duke University Athletics, Durham, NC, USA., Petrie T; University of North Texas, Denton, Texas, USA., Balcom K; Georgia Tech Athletics, Atlanta, GA, USA., Tackett B; Tackett & Bradstreet Psychology Services, Lubbock, TX, USA., Edward Watkins C Jr; University of North Texas, Denton, Texas, USA.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: The International journal of eating disorders [Int J Eat Disord] 2021 Apr; Vol. 54 (4), pp. 646-651. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Dec 31.
DOI: 10.1002/eat.23456
Abstrakt: Objective: Due to high prevalence, female athletes are considered a high-risk group for eating disorders (i.e., clinical ED = 2.0% to 19.9%; subclinical ED = 7.1% to 49.2%). Cross-sectional and longitudinal research have identified psychosocial factors that influence current and future disordered eating (e.g., appearance pressures, body satisfaction), but are limited in design (e.g., timeframe, active competitors). Quantitative evaluations of psychosocial predictors of female athletes' disordered eating in retirement are lacking.
Method: The current study investigated the predictive ability of psychosocial risk factors (e.g., body dissatisfaction, negative affect) from Time1, when collegiate female athletes were actively competing, to Time2, 6 years later when the women were retired (N = 194; M age = 25.75 years [SD = 1.19]).
Results: From Time1 to Time2, 23.5% of the women who were Healthy moved to the Disordered classification; 51% remained in Disordered. The full model for athletes who maintained their Disordered status correctly classified 76% of the athletes. Dietary intent, pressure to exercise and change appearance, body satisfaction, and internalization significantly predicted athletes' maintenance as Disordered.
Discussion: Early intervention efforts that address appearance pressures, body image, and healthful eating when athletes are actively competing are vital to help alleviate future distress, particularly in retirement.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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