Muscularity-oriented disordered eating: investigating body image concerns and the moderating role of emotion dysregulation in cyclists

Abstract A lean muscular body of low weight is often associated with performance for cyclists and can be difficult to achieve. Disordered eating for some cyclists may develop in the pursuit of lean muscularity which is perceived to be beneficial to performance. Further, emotion dysregulation may exa...

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Main Authors: Jack Mazaraki, Kay Bussey, Mitchell Cunningham, Tom Jewell, Nora Trompeter
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2024-11-01
Series:Journal of Eating Disorders
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40337-024-01109-6