SYMPTOMS OF MUSCLE DYSMORPHIA, BODY DYSMORPHIC DISORDER, AND EATING DISORDERS IN A NONCLINICAL POPULATION OF ADULT MALE WEIGHTLIFTERS IN AUSTRALIA.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- NIEUWOUDT, JOHANNA E.; SHI ZHOU; COUTTS, ROSANNE A.; BOOKER, RAY
- Source
- Journal of Strength & Conditioning Research. May2015, Vol. 29 Issue 5, p1406-1414. 9p. 3 Charts.
- Subject
- *ATHLETES
*BODY dysmorphic disorder
*CHI-squared test
*STATISTICAL correlation
*EATING disorders
*FISHER exact test
*MEN'S health
*MUSCLES
*QUESTIONNAIRES
*STATISTICS
*WEIGHT lifting
*DATA analysis
*CROSS-sectional method
*DATA analysis software
*DESCRIPTIVE statistics
*ODDS ratio
*MANN Whitney U Test
*KRUSKAL-Wallis Test
*DISEASE risk factors
- Language
- ISSN
- 1064-8011
The article focuses on a study conducted to determine various disorders associated with the male weightlifters of Australia including muscle dysmorphia, body dysmorphic disorder and eating disorders. It is also aimed at determining the relation among these symptoms and providing a comparative assessment on them.