Journal
CLINICS IN SPORTS MEDICINE
Volume 35, Issue 2, Pages 275-+Publisher
W B SAUNDERS CO-ELSEVIER INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.csm.2015.10.002
Keywords
Gymnastics; Eating disorders; Depressive symptoms; Self-esteem; Female athlete triad syndrome; Elite performance
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- Economic and Social Research Council, UK [RES-000-22-4021]
- ESRC [ES/H036563/1] Funding Source: UKRI
- Economic and Social Research Council [ES/H036563/1] Funding Source: researchfish
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Eating disorders and disordered eating are more common in high performance sports than the general population, and particularly so in high performance aesthetic sports. This paper presents some of the conceptual difficulties in understanding and diagnosing eating disorders in high performance gymnasts. It presents qualitative and quantitative data from a study designed to ascertain the pattern of eating disorder symptoms, depressive symptoms and levels of self-esteem among national and international level gymnasts from the UK in the gymnastic disciplines of sport acrobatics, tumbling, and rhythmic gymnastics.
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