Disordered eating, compulsive exercise and sport participation in a UK adolescent sample

The sport literature has produced equivocal results as to whether sport participation is a protective or risk factor for disordered eating. One mechanism by which it could be a risk factor is the increased drive or compulsion to exercise. This study compared the levels of disordered eating and compu...

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Main Authors: Huw Goodwin, Emma Haycraft, Caroline Meyer
Format: Default Article
Published: 2016
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Other health sciences not elsewhere classified
Health
Psychology
Eating disorders
Compulsive exercise
Clinical psychology
Body image
Medical and Health Sciences not elsewhere classified
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/2134/20279
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