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There are no significant differences between high school athletes and nonathletes in the majority of eating-disordered behaviours and attitudes. This finding goes against research indicating relatively higher levels of eating-disordered behaviours in athletes. However, it is possible that such behaviours do not emerge until athletes begin training in an extremely competitive environment. Adolescent athletes are not at greater risk of developing an eating disorder than other adolescents unless they are extremely perfectionistic.
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Asian-American women are more dissatisfied and concerned about their body shape or appearance than Caucasian women, according to research undertaken among 51 female undergraduates from the University of California at Los Angeles. This finding does not support the hypothesis that low levels of acculturation would be linked with greater eating pathology. For both Asian-American and Caucasian women, parental bonding appeared to be a significant variable determining the types and amounts of eating concerns reported.
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An analysis of the link between acculturation and disordered eating patterns among different generations of Mexican American women is presented. It was established that second-generation Mexican American women were the most acculturated and had the highest disordered eating patterns.
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