Relationship between Negative Running Addiction and Eating Disorder Patterns in Runners
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Monserrat Hernández, Montserrat; Arjona Garrido, Ángeles; Checa Olmos, Juan Carlos; Salguero García, DarioFecha
2021-12-01Resumen
Current studies show an increase in the risk of eating disorders in runners. Since it is known that abusive exercise can be both a cause and a consequence of such developments, the main objective of the present study was to examine the risk and possible relationships between negative running addiction (NRA), as measured by the reduced and validated SAS-40 scale, and the tendency to be a compulsive eater (measured by YFAS 2.0), anorexia nervosa (AN), and/or bulimia nervosa (BN) (measured by EAT-40). This study highlights the novelty of researching the level of influence of NRA on each defined eating disorder. Method: A total of 167 Spanish-speaking federated runners in cross-country and track running (42% women and 58% men), with an average age of 24 years and an average BMI of 21 kg/m2, responded to an online questionnaire that asked about sociodemographic data and the Spanish versions of the SAS-40, YFAS 2, YFAS 3, and YFAS 4. Through a quantitative methodology using logistic regressi...
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runners
eating disorder
negative running addiction
compulsive eating
anorexia nervosa
bulimia nervosa