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

Fortes, Leonardo de Sousa; Almeida, Sebastião de Sousa; Ferreira, Maria Elisa Caputo

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Articles • Paidéia (Ribeirão Preto) 24 (57) • Jan-Apr 2014 • https://doi.org/10.1590/1982-43272457201404 copy

Influence of Psychological, Anthropometric and Sociodemographic Factors on the Symptoms of Eating Disorders in Young Athletes¹ 1 Paper derived from the research dissertation of the first author with the guidance of the second author, which was defended within the Graduate Program in Physical Education of the Faculty of Physical Education and Sports, Federal University of Juiz de Fora, on December 16, 2011.

Influência de Fatores Psicológicos, Antropométricos e Sociodemográficos Sobre os Sintomas de Transtornos Alimentares em Jovens Atletas

Influencia de los Factores Psicológicos, Antropométricos y Sociodemográficos Sobre los Síntomas de los Trastornos Alimentarios en Jóvenes Deportistas

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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), theBody Shape Questionnaire and the Commitment Exercise Scale to assess the risk behaviours for ED, body image dissatisfaction (BD) and the degree of psychological commitment to exercise (DPCE), respectively. Participants’ weight, height and skinfold thickness were measured. A multiple regression indicated that BD and percentage of fat significantly modulated ( p < .05) the variance of females’ EAT-26 scores, whereas BD, DPCE, fat percentage, age, ethnicity and competitive level significantly explained ( p < .05) the variance of risk behaviours for males’ ED. Thus, only BD influenced risk behaviours for ED in both sexes.

eating behaviour; body image; athletes

Variable	Female (n= 116)		Male (n= 464)

	M	SD	M	SD
EAT-26	11.89	7.92	11.59	11.78
BSQ*	75.45	28.81	59.75	21.90
CES	676.90	219.17	685.61	228.42
BMI†	20.43	3.17	21.28	2.90
%BF†	23.03	6.22	18.43	7.26
ABEP	21.25	4.70	20.59	4.64
Age	14.52	2.00	15.05	2.02
RT (hours/day)	2.21	0.34	2.54	0.48
TH (years)	2.77	1.05	3.19	1.41

Variable	AF (%)
Variable	Female	Male
Ethnicity
White	93 (80.2)	289 (62.2)
Black	19 (16.4)	141 (30.4)
Yellow	4 (3.4)	32 (6.9)
CL
Regional	24 (20.7)	242 (52.2)
State	22 (19)	107 (23.1)
National	70 (60.3)	115 (24.8)

Variable	R	R²	R² adjusted	p
BSQ	.63	.40	.39	< .01
CES	.18	.03	.02	< .09
BMI	.15	.02	.02	< .09
%BF	.18	.03	.02	< .05
ABEP	.11	.01	.004	< .24
Age	.01	.001	.009	< .91
Ethnicity	.04	.02	.007	< .66
CL	.12	.01	.005	< .21
All	.56	.31	.24	< .01

Variable	R	R²	R² ajusted	p
BSQ	.34	.12	.12	< .01
CES	.41	.17	.16	< .01
BMI	.06	.004	.001	< .20
%BF	.16	.03	.02	< .01
ABEP	.03	.001	.001	< .48
Age	.20	.04	.04	< .01
Ethnicity	.10	.01	.008	< .03
CL	.18	.03	.03	< .01
All	.50	.25	.19	< .01

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[1] 2Correspondence address: Leonardo de Sousa Fortes. Rua Francisco da Cunha, 1340/1001. CEP 51020-041. Boa Viagem. Recife-PE, Brazil. E-mail:leodesousafortes@hotmail.com