Influence of Psychological, Anthropometric and Sociodemographic Factors on the Symptoms of Eating Disorders in Young Athletes

The aim of the current study was to analyse the influence of psychological, anthropometric and sociodemographic factors on the risk behaviours for eating disorders (ED) in young athletes. Participants were 580 adolescents of both sexes. We used the Eating Attitudes Test (EAT-26), the Body Shape Ques...

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Main Authors: Leonardo de Sousa Fortes, Sebastião de Sousa Almeida, Maria Elisa Caputo Ferreira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2014-04-01
Series:Paidéia (Ribeirão Preto)
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-863X2014000100021&lng=en&tlng=en