@article{ref1,
title="The relationship between disordered eating behaviors and injury rates in adolescent athletes",
journal="International journal of eating disorders",
year="2021",
author="Gusfa, Donald and Mancine, Ryley and Kennedy, Samantha and Bashir, Daniyal A. and Saffarian, Mathew",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: To explore the relationship between disordered eating (DE) and significant sport injury in adolescent athletes. <br><br>METHOD: Responses to one item of the Disordered Eating Screen for Athletes and the Eating Attitudes Test (EAT-26) items, administered to n = 308 adolescent athletes, were analyzed with data on injury. Nonparametric statistics and multiple regression analysis were used to examine differences in DE rates amongst known injured adolescent athletes. <br><br>RESULTS: The EAT-26 scores of injured females, median score of 9, were significantly higher than all other groupings with H(3) = 17.26 p < .001, η(2)  = .047. Using regression analyses, injury significantly predicted a rise in EAT-26 score by five points in females, p = .01, R(2)  = .052. <br><br>DISCUSSION: This evidence suggests a relationship between adolescent female sport injury and DE, but no relationship between adolescent male sport injury and DE. These results demonstrate a need to screen for DE in athletes. Given a positive screen, athletes should be educated on the risks associated with relative energy deficiency and potentially referred to a practitioner with knowledge of the associated complications.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0276-3478",
doi="10.1002/eat.23642",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/eat.23642"
}