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Correlates of disordered eating attitudes among male and female young talented dancers: findings from the UK centres for advanced training

  • Sanna M. Nordin-Bates
    ,
  • Jen Aujla
    ,
  • Emma Redding
  • Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance
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Abstract

Correlates of disordered eating attitudes were examined with a mixed-sex sample of 347 young talented dancers aged 10–18 years from all UK Centres for Advanced Training. Equal proportions of females (7.3%) and males (7.6%) were symptomatic for disordered eating but correlates differed: for females, self-evaluative perfectionism, waking up > twice/night and hours of non-dance physical activity were predictive while for males, only the combination of self-evaluative and conscientious perfectionism was significant. Differences between menstrual status groups were evident, with young dancers (pre-menarcheal/within first year of menarche) reporting the least disordered eating attitudes and those with dysfunctional menses reporting the most.

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Research Output: Contribution to journal Article Peer-review

Original language

English

Pages from-to (Number of pages)

Pages 211-233

Journal (Volume, Issue Number)

Eating Disorders (Volume 19, Issue 3)

Publication milestones

  • Published - 01/05/2011

Publication status

Published - 01/05/2011

External Publication IDs

  • handle.net: 10547/225752
  • Scopus: 79956125766

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