Weighing in on the Issue: A Longitudinal Analysis of the Influence of Selected Individual Factors and the Sports Context on the Developmental Trajectories of Eating Pathology Among Adolescents.

Eating disorders, and related issues (e.g., body dissatisfaction, weight control behaviors), represent pressing and prevalent health problems that affect American adolescents with alarming frequency and potentially chronic consequences. However, more longitudinal research is needed to elucidate the...

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Published in:	Journal of Youth & Adolescence Vol. 42; no. 1; pp. 33 - 52
Main Authors:	Fay, Kristen, Lerner, Richard
Format:	Article
Published:	Springer Nature Jan2013
Subjects:	Sports Mental depression Eating disorders Psychological tests Self-perception Sex distribution Socioeconomic factors Adolescence Chi-squared test Statistical correlation Longitudinal method Probability theory Regression analysis Scales (Weighing instruments) Statistics Data analysis Body mass index Data analysis software Descriptive statistics
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