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Download fileSociocultural risk factors for compulsive exercise: a prospective study of adolescents
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posted on 2014-09-02, 11:55 authored by Huw Goodwin, Emma HaycraftEmma Haycraft, Caroline MeyerThe risk factors for compulsive exercise are unknown. This study aims to explore longitudinal sociocultural risk factors for compulsive
exercise, using a 12-month prospective design. A sample of 332 male and female adolescents (aged 13–15 years at baseline) completed
self-report measures of sociocultural risk factors and compulsive exercise at baseline and eating disorder psychopathology and compulsive
exercise at 12-month follow-up assessment. Hierarchical regressions found that family and peer messages to become more muscular
predicted compulsive exercise in boys, whereas feeling pressure from the media to be thin was a significant predictor of compulsive
exercise in girls. These relationships remained significant when controlling for eating disorder psychopathology but became nonsignificant
when initial levels of compulsive exercise were entered into the model. The findings suggest that sociocultural risk factors may contribute
to the development of compulsive exercise but future research should utilise a younger sample and employ a longer follow-up
period to identify true longitudinal effects. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd and Eating Disorders Association.
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