Eating disorders and body image disturbances among ballet dancers, gymnasium users and body builders

Psychopathology

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 247-254

  Ravaldi, Claudia ^a   Vannacci, Alfredo ^a   Zucchi, Teresa ^a   Mannucci, Edoardo ^a   Cabras, Pier Luigi ^a   Boldrini, Maura ^a   Murciano, Loriana ^a   Rotella, Carlo Maria ^a   Ricca, Valdo ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b CAREGGI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ballet; Body image; Body building; Eating disorders; Gymnastics; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BALLET DANCER; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; BODY BUILDING; BODY IMAGE; BODY WEIGHT; BULIMIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; EATING DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PERCEPTION DISORDER; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BODY IMAGE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DANCING; EATING DISORDERS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SEX FACTORS; WEIGHT LIFTING;

EID: 0142249876     PISSN: 02544962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000073450     Document Type: Article

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