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Assessment of disordered eating attitude and mental health among Indian Kho-Kho players.

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العنوان: Assessment of disordered eating attitude and mental health among Indian Kho-Kho players.
المؤلفون: Kalpana, Kommi1 (AUTHOR) kommikalpana80@gmail.com, Khanna, Gulshan Lal1 (AUTHOR) glkhanna56@gmail.com
المصدر: Nutrition & Food Science. 2023, Vol. 53 Issue 5, p873-880. 8p.
مصطلحات موضوعية: *EATING disorders in women, *MENTAL health, *HEALTH attitudes, *MEDICAL care, *T-test (Statistics), *INGESTION
مستخلص: Purpose: The potential problems of Kho-Kho players have been less studied. Considering eating disorders a public health problem, but also in particular for athletes, as it can cause serious health and performance decrements if left unmonitored. This study aims to determine the prevalence of disordered eating attitude and their relationship with mental health among Indian Kho-Kho players. Design/methodology/approach: Fifty-two male Kho-Kho players aged 16–31 years were assessed for disordered eating attitude using Eating Attitude Test (EAT)-26 and mental health using the Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS-21) questionnaire. Descriptive statistics and t-test were computed to know the difference between positive and negative disordered eating attitude. Findings: The disordered eating attitude was prevalent among 11.5% of players. The players with disordered eating attitudes showed a significantly (p < 0.01) higher score for EAT-26 subscales related to dieting and oral control. Players were involved in binging (21.2%), purging (5.8%), use of laxatives (1.9%), extra exercise (>1 h) (34.6%) and lost >20 pounds of body weight in the last six months (13.5%). Depression, anxiety and stress were higher in the group with a disordered eating attitude. However, a significant difference (p < 0.01) was found only for depression. Research limitations/implications: The disordered eating attitude was present among Kho-Kho Players and linked with depression. Health care service providers are encouraged to monitor and guide the players with disordered eating attitudes to take active measures to ensure optimum health and performance. Originality/value: The present paper provides evidence of disordered eating attitude linked with depression among Kho-Kho players. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
قاعدة البيانات: Academic Search Index
الوصف
تدمد:00346659
DOI:10.1108/NFS-06-2022-0183