The prevalence of disordered eating in elite male and female soccer players
Purpose To examine the prevalence of disordered eating (DE) in elite male and female soccer players and the influence of perfectionism. Methods Using a cross-sectional design, elite male ( n = 137) and female ( n = 70) soccer players and non-athlete controls ( n = 179) completed the clinical perf...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Eating and weight disorders 2021-03, Vol.26 (2), p.491-498 |
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To examine the prevalence of disordered eating (DE) in elite male and female soccer players and the influence of perfectionism.
Methods
Using a cross-sectional design, elite male (
n
= 137) and female (
n
= 70) soccer players and non-athlete controls (
n
= 179) completed the clinical perfectionism questionnaire (CPQ-12) and the eating attitudes test (EAT-26) to assess perfectionism and DE risk, respectively.
Results
Male soccer players had higher EAT-26 scores than controls (10.4 ± 9.9 vs. 6.8 ± 6.7;
P
= 0.001), but there were no differences in the prevalence of clinical levels of DE (EAT-26 score ≥ 20) (15 vs. 5%, respectively;
X
2
= 0.079) The proportion of females with DE risk was higher in controls [EAT-26: 13.9 ± 11.6 (25% of population)] than female players [EAT-26: 10.0 ± 9.0% (11% of population)] (
X
2
= 0.001). With linear regression, perfectionism explained 20% of the variation in DE risk in males (
P
= 0.001); in females, athletic status (player vs. control) and perfectionism were significant predictors of DE risk, explaining 21% of the variation (
P
= 0.001). Male reserve team players had higher EAT-26 (+ 3.5) and perfectionism (+ 2.7) scores than first-team players (
P
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ISSN: | 1590-1262 1124-4909 1590-1262 |
DOI: | 10.1007/s40519-020-00872-0 |