Eating disorders in Ballet dancing students: Problems and risk factors

European Eating Disorders Review

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 40-49

  Toro, Josep ^a   Guerrero, Marta ^b   Sentis, Joan ^a   Castro, Josefina ^a,c   Puértolas, Carles ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b Institut del Teatre   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Ballet dancers; Eating disorders; Epidemiology; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AVERSIVE BEHAVIOR; BALLET DANCER; BODY BUILD; BODY DYSMORPHIC DISORDER; BODY MASS; BODY SIZE; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DANCING; DEPRESSION; EATING DISORDER; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; LIFE SATISFACTION; LIFESTYLE; PERFORMING ARTIST; PERSONAL APPEARANCE; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL STRESS; SPAIN; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; STUDENT; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; DANCING; EATING DISORDERS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SELF CONCEPT; SPAIN; STUDENTS; WEIGHT LOSS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 65849272230     PISSN: 10724133     EISSN: 10990968     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/erv.888     Document Type: Article

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