Amateur ballet practicing, body image and eating behaviors: a comparative study of classical ballet dancers, gym users and sedentary women

Amateur ballet practicing, body image and eating behaviors: a comparative study of classical ballet dancers, gym users and sedentary women

Abstract Background Ballet dancers are a risk group for body image (BI) distortion, dissatisfaction and eating disorders (ED), but few studies have investigated these aspects in amateur adult practitioners. This study aimed to evaluate if amateur female adult classical ballet dancers presented diffe...

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Main Authors: Ruty Eulália de Medeiros Eufrásio, Rannapaula Lawrynhuk Urbano Ferreira, Leilane Lílian Araújo Leal, Erikarla Baracho Avelino, Rafaela Nayara da Costa Pelonha, Maria Clara da Cruz Carvalho, Carlos Henrique de Medeiros Torres, Ana Luísa de Sousa Praseres, Marcos de Paiva Lima Filho, Ana Carolina Costa Campos Mota, Adriana Bezerra Nunes, Diana Quitéria Cabral Ferreira, Sancha Helena de Lima Vale, Bruna Leal Lima Maciel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-08-01
Series:Journal of Eating Disorders
Subjects:
Body image dissatisfaction
Body image distortion
Anorexia nervosa
Bulimia nervosa
Dancers
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40337-021-00459-9

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s40337-021-00459-9

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