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A C K N O W L E D G M E N T S .................................................................................................. ii

LIST OF TABLES ....................................................... ............ ....... ....... vi

ABSTRACT ........ .............. ............. .. ...... .......... .......... vii

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1 IN TR OD U CTION ............................................... .. ......................... ..

 B a ck g ro u n d .................................................................................................... ..... .
 Significance of the Study ...................................... ................ .. ........ ..
 P u rp o se ...................................................... .......................... 3
 H y p o th e se s .............................. ............................................................. ............... 3
 H y p o th e sis 1 ...................................................... ................ .. 4
 H y p oth esis 2 ....................................................... 4

2 REVIEW OF LITERATURE ......................................................... .............. 5

 E ating D isorders D efined ............................................................. ....................... 5
 Anorexia Nervosa .................. ........................................... .... ........ 5
 B ulim ia N erv osa .................................................................................. .. 7
 B inge E ating D disorder ................. .............................................. .............. ...9
 Eating Disorders Not Otherwise Specified (EDNOS)......................................10
 M easurem ent of E ating D isorders ................................... .................... ...... ............11
 E ating A attitudes Test (EA T)........................................................... ..... ........... 11
 Eating Disorder Inventory (EDI)..................................................................... 12
 T he B ulim ia T est ................................................................... 14
 A athletes and Eating D isorders ......................................................... ............. 14
 Intra-Individual Characteristics ................................ ................................... 15
 P erfectionism ................................................................................................ 15
 B ody-im age disturbance........................................ ........................... 16
 Social physique anxiety ........................................... .......... ............... 17
 S o cial In flu en c e s ........................................................................................... 1 8
 Sport Participation .......................................... .... .. ........ ................... 19
 Studies finding no group differences for eating disorders .........................20
 Studies finding athletes at less risk for eating disorders ...........................21
 Studies finding athletes at greater risk for eating disorders .......................22