1. A mixed method approach to evaluating eating-related psychopathologies in collegiate student-athletes.
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Stephens, Lauren E., Bowers, Edmond P., Schmalz, Dorothy L., Duffy, Lauren N., and Lenhoff, Janelle
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FOOD habits , *PSYCHOLOGY of college students , *COLLEGE athletes , *RESEARCH methodology , *ORTHOREXIA nervosa , *INTERVIEWING , *PSYCHOSOCIAL factors , *PATHOLOGICAL psychology , *THEMATIC analysis , *EATING disorders , *BODY image - Abstract
To examine the presence of body image concerns, drive for muscularity, and disordered eating behaviors in collegiate student-athletes. One hundred and one NCAA Division I student-athletes participated in Phase I; 15 of these also participated in Phase II. This study employed a mixed method, sequential explanatory design. Participants first completed survey measures assessing body image concern, drive for muscularity, and eating behaviors. These results influenced open-ended, semi-structured interviews, which were thematically analyzed. Body image and disordered eating behaviors were of greater concern than drive for muscularity. Student-athletes reported engaging in eating behaviors as opposed to not eating, yet these eating behaviors trended toward disordered behaviors such as obsessive "healthy eating" or orthorexia. This study took a novel methodological approach to examining student-athlete body image and eating behaviors. Results emphasize the need for further support and education for student-athletes around body image and eating behaviors. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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