Research suggests that athletes are at greater risk of disordered eating than their non-athletic counterparts. However this literature is limited primarily to female, college-aged populations. The objectives of this study were to develop and validate a screening tool (the Questionnaire of Eating Attitudes and Behaviors, Q-EAB) designed to assess disordered eating attitudes and behaviors in male and female athletes and to estimate the prevalence of disordered eating in a sample of Masters Athletes. A sample of 63 females and 48 males (mean age = 45.4+/-6.6 years, range = 35-65) completed a series of 6 eating questionnaires online as well as three 24 hour dietary and activity recalls. Female and non-elite athletes showed significantly greater disordered eating attitudes and behaviors than male and elite athletes respectively. Results indicated that the Q-EAB correlated to the five standard questionnaires. We conclude that the QEAB may be an effective screening tool for disordered eating in athletes.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:LACETR/oai:collectionscanada.gc.ca:QMM.97918 |
| Date | January 2005 |
| Creators | Caldwell, Tristaca K. |
| Publisher | McGill University |
| Source Sets | Library and Archives Canada ETDs Repository / Centre d'archives des thèses électroniques de Bibliothèque et Archives Canada |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Electronic Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Coverage | Master of Science (School of Dietetics and Human Nutrition.) |
| Rights | © Tristaca K. Caldwell, 2005 |
| Relation | alephsysno: 002338862, proquestno: AAIMR24628, Theses scanned by UMI/ProQuest. |
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