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Disordered eating attitudes and behaviors in ballet students: examination of environmental and individual risk factors.
The International journal of eating disorders - 1 Nov 2005
Thomas Jennifer J, Keel Pamela K, Heatherton Todd F
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OBJECTIVE: The current study compared the prevalence of disordered eating attitudes and behaviors among adolescent ballet dancers at national, regional, and local schools. METHOD: Female ballet students (N = 239; mean age = 15.0 +/- 1.5 years) from five geographically disparate summer programs completed the Eating Dis-order Inventory (EDI) and answered questions regarding eating disorder symptoms. RESULTS:...
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