ANTONIO MIGUEL BERRIO LOPEZ

Dr. ANTONIO MIGUEL BERRIO LOPEZ

Junta de Andalucia, Sevilla, Andalusia, Spain

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Academic Career Length

4Years (2023-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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21 June 2023 in Sports
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JOJuan Carlos Checa Olmos
Juan Carlos Checa Olmos
MHMontserrat Monserrat Hernández
Montserrat Monserrat Hernández
MGMaria Teresa Belmonte García
Maria Teresa Belmonte García
Diana Jiménez RodríguezDiana Jiménez Rodríguez
Diana Jiménez Rodríguez
AMAntonio Rodríguez Martínez
Antonio Rodríguez Martínez
ALANTONIO MIGUEL BERRIO LOPEZ
ANTONIO MIGUEL BERRIO LOPEZ
Eating disorders are a growing societal problem, especially among young people. This study aims to determine the individual and social factors that support and perpetuate the risk of eating disorders (ED) and their possible consequences on an individual’s athletic and academic performances. The sample consisted of 395 athletes between 12 and 16 years of age (M = 14.07; SD = 1.35), of whom 142 (35.9%) were female, and 253 (64.1%) were male. A questionnaire was administered to collect information on sociodemographic data, body image, use of social networks, social relationships, sports practice, risk of developing ED, and academic and sports performance. In the resulting analysis, an initial cross-tabulation was carried out to observe the body distortion of the respondents as a function of BMI, followed by a linear regression to analyze the factors influencing the risk of suffering from ED. In addition, correlations were made to determine the relationship between the risk of manifesting ED and academic and sports performance. The main results show that 77.7% of the young athletes present a risk of ED (M = 13.3; DT = 3.33) due to a high body image distortion, which becomes the determining factor. In addition, relationships with family and friends have a significant influence on this. On the other hand, behaviors related with eating disorders affect concentration (r = −0.122; p = 0.01) and fatigue (r = −0.376; p < 0.01). For all these reasons, generating and promoting prevention and early detection guidelines during adolescence is necessary.