The associations between childhood dance participation and adult disordered eating and related psychopathology

Ackard, Diann M.; Henderson, Judith B.; Wonderlich, Anna L.

doi:10.1016/j.jpsychores.2004.03.004

The associations between childhood dance participation and adult disordered eating and related psychopathology

Objective To examine the relationship between childhood dance participation and adult eating behavior and psychological health. Methods A total of 546 undergraduate females at a large Midwestern university completed questionnaires regarding eating behavior and associated features, depression, sel…