Powers P S, Schocken D D, Boyd F R
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa 33613, USA.
Int J Eat Disord. 1998 Mar;23(2):133-43. doi: 10.1002/(sici)1098-108x(199803)23:2<133::aid-eat3>3.0.co;2-l.
Psychological and physiological similarities have been proposed between habitual runners and anorexia nervosa patients.
Twenty male runners, 20 female runners, and 17 anorexia nervosa patients were evaluated using several psychological measures (Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory, Leyton Obsessional Inventory, and three measures of body image) and physiological measures (physical examination, anthropometric assessment, and exercise treadmill tests).
Anorexia nervosa patients had significantly more evidence of psychopathology on all the psychological measures than either group of runners. There were suggestive similarities between female runners and anorexics on some of the body image tests. Fat content was in the normal range for both groups of runners and low in the anorexia nervosa group. Abnormalities were seen on the treadmill tests in all three groups, but there were no statistically significant differences.
Despite hypothetical similarities, this study found that anorexia nervosa patients and habitual runners have few similar psychological or physiological features.
有人提出习惯性跑步者与神经性厌食症患者在心理和生理上存在相似之处。
使用多种心理测量方法（明尼苏达多相人格问卷、莱顿强迫观念量表和三种身体意象测量方法）和生理测量方法（体格检查、人体测量评估和运动跑步机测试）对20名男性跑步者、20名女性跑步者和17名神经性厌食症患者进行评估。
在所有心理测量中，神经性厌食症患者比两组跑步者都有更多精神病理学证据。在一些身体意象测试中，女性跑步者和厌食症患者之间存在暗示性相似之处。两组跑步者的脂肪含量均在正常范围内，而神经性厌食症组的脂肪含量较低。三组在跑步机测试中均出现异常，但无统计学显著差异。
尽管存在假设的相似性，但本研究发现神经性厌食症患者和习惯性跑步者几乎没有相似的心理或生理特征。
