Factors that assist and hinder efforts towards recovery from eating disorders: A comparison of collegiate female athletes and non-athletes

Eating Disorders
Jessyca Arthur-CameselleMaria Estefania Piña

Abstract

This study compared female intercollegiate athletes' and non-athletes' experiences of working towards recovery from an eating disorder. Participants (55 athletes, 99 non-athletes) responded to open-ended questions about factors that influenced their progress towards recovery. Both subgroups reported that Supportive Relationships and Cognitive/Emotional Shifts were most helpful. The third most frequent helpful factor for athletes was Sport Performance Concerns, for non-athletes it was Treatment. Athletes' most frequent hindering factors were Negative Emotions/Cognitions, Sport Pressures, and Hurtful Modelling, while non-athletes reported Negative Emotions/Cognitions, Lack of Support, and Hurtful Modelling. Sport-specific factors were among the most common themes in athletes' responses; therefore, athletes' recovery experiences and treatment needs appear unique.

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Apr 4, 2019·Eating and Weight Disorders : EWD·Anna Holdiman McDonaldMary Kate McGuire
May 28, 2019·Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association·Carrie Morgan Eaton

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