Olson M S, Williford H N, Richards L A, Brown J A, Pugh S
Department of Physical Education, Auburn University at Montgomery, Alabama 36117, USA.
Percept Mot Skills. 1996 Jun;82(3 Pt 1):1051-8. doi: 10.2466/pms.1996.82.3.1051.
This study examined the possibility of eating disorders in 30 female aerobic dance instructors. All subjects completed a biographical questionnaire and the Eating Disorder Inventory. The results showed that the aerobic instructors yielded scores which were comparable to similarly aged female weight lifters but tended to be lower than those of women distance runners (also of similar age). Interestingly, 23% (n = 7) of the subjects reported a previous history of bulimia and 17% (n = 5) reported a previous history of anorexia. Thus, 40% of the instructors indicated a previous experience with eating disorders. Based on all 30 participants, the mean scores associated with Body Dissatisfaction, Drive for Thinness, Ineffectiveness, and Perfectionism were quite comparable to those previously established for anorexic groups. In addition, a relatively high percentage of the sample yielded scores which were actually greater than mean values associated with anorexia patients on nine of the 11 subscales. Based on these results, a number of the aerobic dance instructors possessed scores suggesting behaviors and attitudes consistent with female athletes whose sports emphasize leanness and comparable to those who have eating disorders.
本研究调查了30名女性有氧舞蹈教练患饮食失调症的可能性。所有受试者均完成了一份个人情况调查问卷和饮食失调量表。结果显示，有氧舞蹈教练的得分与年龄相仿的女性举重运动员相当，但往往低于同龄的女性长跑运动员。有趣的是，23%（n = 7）的受试者报告曾有过贪食症病史，17%（n = 5）的受试者报告曾有过厌食症病史。因此，40%的教练表示曾有过饮食失调经历。基于所有30名参与者，与身体不满、追求瘦身、无效感和完美主义相关的平均得分与之前为厌食症群体确定的得分相当。此外，在11个分量表中的9个上，相当高比例的样本得分实际上高于与厌食症患者相关的平均值。基于这些结果，许多有氧舞蹈教练的得分表明其行为和态度与那些强调瘦身的女性运动员一致，且与患有饮食失调症的人相当。
