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Title

Quantifying the Effects of Involvement in Aesthetic Sports on the Development of Eating Disorders in Pre-Teens

Authors

Ella Cook, Brigham Young University - ProvoFollow
Melissa Hewitt, Brigham Young University - Provo
Anna Sherrill, Brigham Young University - Provo
Alyssa Tolman, Brigham Young University - Provo
Erik J. Nelson, Brigham Young University - ProvoFollow

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Keywords

eating disorders, sports, aesthetic, adolescents, OCD

Abstract

Approximately 2.8 million people (ANAD, 2023) in the United States are affected by eating disorders, and more than 1 in 5 children (Holcombe, 2023) around the world suffer from disordered eating symptoms. Eating disorders have the highest mortality rate of any mental illness, and children involved in “aesthetic sports” (dance, wrestling gymnastics, swimming) are at a higher risk of developing symptoms than their non-participating peers. (Davison et al., 2002) Eating disorders are often associated solely with an older teenagers or women, but heavily impact children as well. It is impossible to address mental health concerns among America’s youth without addressing how the younger generation deals with the early onset of disordered eating symptoms.

BYU ScholarsArchive Citation

Cook, Ella; Hewitt, Melissa; Sherrill, Anna; Tolman, Alyssa; and Nelson, Erik J., "Quantifying the Effects of Involvement in Aesthetic Sports on the Development of Eating Disorders in Pre-Teens" (2023). Library/Life Sciences Undergraduate Poster Competition 2023. 19.
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/library_studentposters_2023/19

Document Type

Poster

Publication Date

2023-03-03

Language

English

College

Life Sciences

Department

Public Health

University Standing at Time of Publication

Senior

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