The link between exercise dependence and eating disturbance in females

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dc.contributor.advisorLe Grange, Danielen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorMcDonald, Angus Richarden_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2015-07-14T08:56:43Z
dc.date.available2015-07-14T08:56:43Z
dc.date.issued1994en_ZA
dc.descriptionBibliography: leaves 62-69.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractAlthough it has been known for some time that excessive exercise is one of the features of eating disorders, it is only in more recent years that specific attempts have been made to explore the link between exercise dependence (compulsive exercising) and eating disturbance. This study explored the relationship between exercise dependence and eating disturbance in females and compared the relative influence on level of eating disturbance of exercise dependence, pressure for thinness, and competitiveness. In order to examine the relationships between these vari~bles, four groups were included in the study: ballet students (n=32), competitive swimmers (n=34), music students (n=33), and a control group of psychology students (n=51). Each group was hypothesised to have different levels of and combinations of exercise dependence, pressures for thinness, and competitiveness: ballet students (pressures to be thin, pressures to exercise, and competitive); swimmers (pressures to exercise and competitive); music students (competitive); and psychology students (control group, presumed to be comparably lower on all three variables). Results indicated that groups with higher levels of exercise dependence did not necessarily show greater eating disturbance (swimmers had relatively high scores on exercise dependence, but had the lowest eating disturbance). Pressures for thinness and factors related to concerns with weight and dieting appeared to be the strongest determinant of eating difficulties, with competitiveness showing little influence on level of eating disturbance.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationMcDonald, A. R. (1994). <i>The link between exercise dependence and eating disturbance in females</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Psychology. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/13488en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationMcDonald, Angus Richard. <i>"The link between exercise dependence and eating disturbance in females."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Psychology, 1994. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/13488en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationMcDonald, A. 1994. The link between exercise dependence and eating disturbance in females. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - McDonald, Angus Richard AB - Although it has been known for some time that excessive exercise is one of the features of eating disorders, it is only in more recent years that specific attempts have been made to explore the link between exercise dependence (compulsive exercising) and eating disturbance. This study explored the relationship between exercise dependence and eating disturbance in females and compared the relative influence on level of eating disturbance of exercise dependence, pressure for thinness, and competitiveness. In order to examine the relationships between these vari~bles, four groups were included in the study: ballet students (n=32), competitive swimmers (n=34), music students (n=33), and a control group of psychology students (n=51). Each group was hypothesised to have different levels of and combinations of exercise dependence, pressures for thinness, and competitiveness: ballet students (pressures to be thin, pressures to exercise, and competitive); swimmers (pressures to exercise and competitive); music students (competitive); and psychology students (control group, presumed to be comparably lower on all three variables). Results indicated that groups with higher levels of exercise dependence did not necessarily show greater eating disturbance (swimmers had relatively high scores on exercise dependence, but had the lowest eating disturbance). Pressures for thinness and factors related to concerns with weight and dieting appeared to be the strongest determinant of eating difficulties, with competitiveness showing little influence on level of eating disturbance. DA - 1994 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 1994 T1 - The link between exercise dependence and eating disturbance in females TI - The link between exercise dependence and eating disturbance in females UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/13488 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/13488
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationMcDonald AR. The link between exercise dependence and eating disturbance in females. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Psychology, 1994 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/13488en_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.titleThe link between exercise dependence and eating disturbance in femalesen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
dc.type.qualificationnameMAen_ZA
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