The associations between childhood dance participation and adult disordered eating and related psychopathology.
J Psychosom Res
; 57(5): 485-90, 2004 Nov.
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| ID: mdl-15581653
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To examine the relationship between childhood dance participation and adult eating behavior and psychological health.METHODS:
A total of 546 undergraduate females at a large Midwestern university completed questionnaires regarding eating behavior and associated features, depression, self-esteem, and body image.RESULTS:
Women who participated in childhood dance are more likely to score higher on measures of bulimic behaviors than nondancers. In addition, childhood dancers indicated greater drive for thinness and poorer impulse control compared to nondancers. Furthermore, there was a statistical trend for childhood dancers to report greater perfectionism and a smaller ideal body mass than nondancers. There were no significant differences between dance groups on measures of depression and self-esteem.CONCLUSION:
These findings suggest that participating in dance as a child may influence one's eating behavior as an adult, including associated factors such as drive for thinness and impulse control and potentially perfectionism and preferred body size.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Autoimagem
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Transtornos da Alimentação e da Ingestão de Alimentos
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Dança
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Qualitative_research
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2004
Tipo de documento:
Article