Date of Award

1-1-2009

Language

English

Document Type

Dissertation

Degree Name

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

College/School/Department

Department of Educational and Counseling Psychology

Program

Counseling Psychology

Content Description

1 online resource (viii, 93 pages)

Dissertation/Thesis Chair

Matthew Martens

Committee Members

Drew Anderson

Keywords

athletes, eating disorders, self-objectification, Body image disturbance, Body image in women, Eating disorders in women, Self-perception in women, Women athletes, Women college students

Subject Categories

Clinical Psychology | Counseling Psychology

Abstract

Over the past several decades there has been a significant increase in attention to the eating related beliefs and behaviors of female college athletes, particularly in determining whether certain subgroups of athletes are at greater risk than others. At seemingly greatest risk for eating disorders are athletes involved in sports where leanness is emphasized or a thin physique is required for performance or aesthetics. However, it remains unclear if differences exist between aesthetic lean and non<–>aesthetic lean sport athletes. It is possible that seasonal status is associated with the transience of eating disorder symptoms and the motivation to engage in eating disordered behaviors.

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