Stressful Life Events Experienced by Academically High-Achieving Females Before the Onset of Disordered Eating

Krafchek, Jennifer; Kronborg, Leonie

doi:10.1080/02783193.2018.1501783

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“…Specifically, it could be observed that individuals with obesity had the highest score for academic stress. According to Kerr-Gaffney et al [43] and Krafchek et al [44], this could be due to the anxiety linked to this stressful situation, which would modify the eating patterns, which can be associated with weight status. Specifically, states of anxiety will activate the sympathetic system, accelerating metabolism and altering appetite [45].…”

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Relationship between Academic Stress, Physical Activity and Diet in University Students of Education

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Zurita-Ortega

Olmedo-Moreno

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Behavioral Sciences

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(1) Background: Several research works have shown the relationship between physical activity (PA), adherence to the Mediterranean diet (MD) and health. Nevertheless, there are few studies that demonstrate the relationship of these habits with academic performance, and specifically with academic stress. (2) Methods: This descriptive, non-experimental, and cross-sectional study aims to analyse the associations between these variables in a sample composed of 515 university students, using as main instruments the KIDMED, PAQ-A and the Scale of Academic Stress. (3) Results: The university students analysed showed higher levels of academic stress for women, and especially in the academic obligations and communication of own ideas. In addition, it was shown that those university students that had a body mass index (BMI) associated with being overweight or under-weight were the respondents with higher levels of stress. Finally, the students with a low adherence to MD had higher scores for stress associated with the communication of their own ideas, while PA was not related to academic stress. When sex and BMI variables were controlled in the regression model, no associations were obtained between stress and diet quality. (4) Conclusions: This study shows interesting implications in the treatment of academic stress. Although stress was not associated with diet and physical activity, it was linked to a worse state of health associated with states of being overweight, being of special interest the treatment of stress in women.

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Relationship between Academic Stress, Physical Activity and Diet in University Students of Education

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Zurita-Ortega

Olmedo-Moreno

et al. 2019

Behavioral Sciences

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“…The stressful events also included family issues, such as abuse by parents; social issues with female peers at school, such as bullying or exclusion; physical or body issues, such as a physical deformity or gaining weight; and social issues with boys, such as teasing by boys at school. For a more in-depth description of these stressful events, see Krafchek and Kronborg, 2018. However, because the aim of this article is to focus on the role of academic achievement, only the academic stressful events are reported in detail.…”

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The Changing Role of Academic Achievement Before the Onset of Disordered Eating in Academically High-Achieving Females

Krafchek

Kronborg

2019

Journal for the Education of the Gifted

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The aim of this qualitative study was to investigate the role of academic achievement in the process of stress and coping of academically high-achieving females before the onset of disordered eating. Fourteen academically high-achieving female adults who had developed disordered eating in high school were interviewed, using a semistructured interview protocol. The results of a timeline analysis revealed three phases in the complex interaction of stress and coping before the onset of eating disorder symptoms. Academic achievement was both a coping strategy and a stressor for all of these high-achieving females, but the role of academic achievement changed over the timeline. The findings of this study are potentially relevant for academically high-achieving females, their teachers, and their counselors.

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Academic Emotions Experienced by Academically High-Achieving Females Who Developed Disordered Eating

Krafchek¹,

Kronborg²

2019

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Stressful Life Events Experienced by Academically High-Achieving Females Before the Onset of Disordered Eating

Cited by 4 publications

References 40 publications

Relationship between Academic Stress, Physical Activity and Diet in University Students of Education

Relationship between Academic Stress, Physical Activity and Diet in University Students of Education

The Changing Role of Academic Achievement Before the Onset of Disordered Eating in Academically High-Achieving Females

Academic Emotions Experienced by Academically High-Achieving Females Who Developed Disordered Eating

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