Eating disorders and excessive exercise : a comparison of high-impact aerobics and road running

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dc.contributor.advisorLe Grange, Danielen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorAlexander, Grahamen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2015-07-14T08:55:49Z
dc.date.available2015-07-14T08:55:49Z
dc.date.issued1994en_ZA
dc.descriptionBibliography: leaves 46-57.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractExcessive exercise has always been a noted characteristic of patients with anorexia nervosa. Recent research has focused on the impact of physical activities, depending on their nature, towards the susceptibility of disordered eating or excessive exercise. The present study explores the hypothesis that when the pressure to be fit overrides the pressure to be thin, t his will lead to disturbed attitudes and behaviours towards exercise. When the pressure to be thin overrides the pressure to be fit, subjects will be more susceptible to the development of eating problems. Further, it is hypothesised that the prevalence of eating pathology is higher among the female subjects, while males are more inclined to be susceptible to exercising excessively. In order to examine these hypotheses, three independent groups, matched for age and gender, were studied. High-impact Aerobics participants (n =59) and Road Runners (n = 85) were chosen as they represented respectively : an athletic group that emphasises thinness and an athletic group that places an emphasis on fitness. A control group (n = 61) was also recruited. In terms of the results, a statistical analysis revealed that the high-impact aerobics group reflected greater eating, weight and body shape concerns than the other two groups, while the road runners were more preoccupied with exercise concerns than the other two groups. In a gender comparison, the females were more preoccupied than males with eating, weight and body shape concerns, while both genders reported similar exercise concerns. The data suggest that road runners are not necessarily vulnerable to the development of eating disorders merely due to their physical activity.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationAlexander, G. (1994). <i>Eating disorders and excessive exercise : a comparison of high-impact aerobics and road running</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Psychology. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/13460en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationAlexander, Graham. <i>"Eating disorders and excessive exercise : a comparison of high-impact aerobics and road running."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Psychology, 1994. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/13460en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationAlexander, G. 1994. Eating disorders and excessive exercise : a comparison of high-impact aerobics and road running. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Alexander, Graham AB - Excessive exercise has always been a noted characteristic of patients with anorexia nervosa. Recent research has focused on the impact of physical activities, depending on their nature, towards the susceptibility of disordered eating or excessive exercise. The present study explores the hypothesis that when the pressure to be fit overrides the pressure to be thin, t his will lead to disturbed attitudes and behaviours towards exercise. When the pressure to be thin overrides the pressure to be fit, subjects will be more susceptible to the development of eating problems. Further, it is hypothesised that the prevalence of eating pathology is higher among the female subjects, while males are more inclined to be susceptible to exercising excessively. In order to examine these hypotheses, three independent groups, matched for age and gender, were studied. High-impact Aerobics participants (n =59) and Road Runners (n = 85) were chosen as they represented respectively : an athletic group that emphasises thinness and an athletic group that places an emphasis on fitness. A control group (n = 61) was also recruited. In terms of the results, a statistical analysis revealed that the high-impact aerobics group reflected greater eating, weight and body shape concerns than the other two groups, while the road runners were more preoccupied with exercise concerns than the other two groups. In a gender comparison, the females were more preoccupied than males with eating, weight and body shape concerns, while both genders reported similar exercise concerns. The data suggest that road runners are not necessarily vulnerable to the development of eating disorders merely due to their physical activity. DA - 1994 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 1994 T1 - Eating disorders and excessive exercise : a comparison of high-impact aerobics and road running TI - Eating disorders and excessive exercise : a comparison of high-impact aerobics and road running UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/13460 ER - en_ZA
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dc.identifier.vancouvercitationAlexander G. Eating disorders and excessive exercise : a comparison of high-impact aerobics and road running. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Psychology, 1994 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/13460en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Psychologyen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Humanitiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherClinical Psychologyen_ZA
dc.titleEating disorders and excessive exercise : a comparison of high-impact aerobics and road runningen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
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