Body image issues rife among NZ's female athletes

Embargoed until: Publicly released: 2021-02-19 08:44

New Zealand

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New research has revealed that almost 3 out of 4 elite female athletes experience body image issues in Aotearoa New Zealand, with 15 per cent reporting disordered eating. A survey of over 200 athletes exposed a range of health issues, particularly among those who play individual rather than team sports. The authors say more support and information about health is needed to boost the wellbeing and performance of our top female athletes.

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conference: Frontiers in Sports and Active Living

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Organisation/s: University of Otago, AUT University, University of Waikato, University of Auckland

Funder: The authors would like to acknowledge the support of High Performance Sport New Zealand and New Zealand's National Sporting Organisations who actively backed this research and the operation of the WHISPA initiative.

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