Eating disordered behaviours in Portuguese athletes: The influence of personal, sport, and psychological variables

European Eating Disorders Review

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 190-200

  Gomes, A Rui ^a   Martins, Carla ^a   Silva, Luiz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

athletes; eating disorders; psychological factors

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; BODY BUILD; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COGNITIVE EVALUATION OF SPORT THREAT PERCEPTION; EATING DISORDER; EATING DISORDER EXAMINATION QUESTIONNAIRE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTIVATION; PERSONAL APPEARANCE; PORTUGAL; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF PRESENTATION EXERCISE QUESTIONNAIRE; SPORT; SPORT ANXIETY SCALE; SPORT CONDITION QUESTIONNAIRE; SPORTS PSYCHOLOGY; TASK AND EGO ORIENTATION IN SPORT QUESTIONNAIRE; TEAM SPORT; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 79956213559     PISSN: 10724133     EISSN: 10990968     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/erv.1113     Document Type: Article

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