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Function Over Form: A Longitudinal Study of Predictors and Mediation Pathways for Disordered Eating in Elite Athletes.

Scott J Fatt, Phillipa Hay, Emma George, Nikki Jeacocke, Kris Rogers, Deborah Mitchison

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Scott J FattTranslational Health Research Institute, School of Medicine, Western Sydney University, Sydney, Australia. s.fatt@westernsydney.edu.au.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3796-7907
Phillipa HayTranslational Health Research Institute, School of Medicine, Western Sydney University, Sydney, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0296-6856
Emma GeorgeTranslational Health Research Institute, School of Medicine, Western Sydney University, Sydney, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9936-1911
Nikki JeacockeAIS Performance, Australian Sports Commission, Canberra, Australia.
Kris RogersGraduate School of Health, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, Australia.
Deborah MitchisonTranslational Health Research Institute, School of Medicine, Western Sydney University, Sydney, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6736-7937

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Australian Institute of Sport P0002423
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Abstract

backgroundThe aetiological pathway from societal pressure to meet appearance ideals to disordered eating through appearance-based concerns (e.g., drive for thinness) is well established in the general population; however, its relevance for elite athletes is unclear. This study investigated longitudinal predictors and mediation pathways for disordered eating in athletes, including sports and societal pressures as risk factors, and appearance-based concerns and athlete-specific cognitions as mediators.

methodsElite athletes predominantly from Australia and the US completed online surveys at baseline between March-September 2023 (T1, N = 178, 72.4% female, M

resultsIncreased disordered eating over 12-months was significantly predicted by higher levels of T1-weight pressures in sport (β = 0.18, p = .046) and T1-drive for leanness for performance (β = 0.21, p = .025). T1-Societal pressures, T1-athletic identity, and T1-body image concerns did not significantly predict increases in disordered eating over time. None of the indirect pathways were significant.

conclusionsIt appears that weight pressures in sport and drive for leanness for performance contribute more to risk of disordered eating in elite athletes than traditional pathways of societal pressures and body image concerns. These findings, together with findings from previous research, were synthesised into a new model of disordered eating in elite athletes, providing targets for future intervention.

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