Date of Award
2012
Document Type
Honors Thesis
Department
Public Health, Nutrition & Wellness
First Advisor
Gretchen Krivak
Second Advisor
Peter Pribis
Abstract
Background. Excessive exercise can become an addiction known as exercise dependence (ED). -- Findings. We used the Exercise Scale Test (EDS-21) and the Eating Attitudes Test (EAT-26) to assess the prevalence of ED and eating disorders. We discovered that out of 520 participants, 3.3% could be characterized as at-risk for ED, 51.5% as nondependent-symptomatic, and 45.2% as nondependent-asymptomatic. The prevalence of being at-risk for eating disorders was approximately 8%. -- Conclusions. It seems that the prevalence of ED and eating disorders at Andrews University is similar to the general population.
Recommended Citation
Meulemans, Shelli, "Exercise Dependence and Eating Disorders Among College Students" (2012). Honors Theses. 25.
https://dx.doi.org/10.32597/honors/25/
https://digitalcommons.andrews.edu/honors/25
Subject Area
Exercise dependence, Eating disorders.
Creative Commons License
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DOI
https://dx.doi.org/10.32597/honors/25/