2013/12/23 by Jessyca N. Arthur-Cameselle, Paula A. Quatromoni · 1 citation
Medicine · Psychology · #Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues #Eating Disorders and Behaviors #Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
paper · doi:10.1080/10640266.2014.857518
openalex publication_date 2013/12/23 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/29
The purpose of this study was to identify factors that assist female athletes' recovery from eating disorders. Forty-seven female collegiate athletes who experienced eating disorders responded to an open-ended question regarding factors that most helped their recovery. The most common factors were the desire to be healthy enough to perform in sport, support from others, and shifts in values/beliefs. A unique finding was that the desire to be healthy enough to perform in sport most frequently facilitated recovery. This knowledge can help treatment providers to foster athletes' motivation to recover and distinguishes athletes as a unique treatment population from non-athletes.