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Detecting disordered eating among recreational exercisers; exploring the role of personal trainers

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posted on 2018-09-05, 15:04 authored by Hilary McDermottHilary McDermott, Carolyn PlateauCarolyn Plateau, Leigh R. Martin
This study aimed to understand how personal trainers identify and manage disordered eating among their clients. Semi-structured interviews were undertaken with eleven UK based personal trainers to document their experiences of working with clients exhibiting symptoms of disordered eating. The interviews were recorded, fully transcribed and subjected to a thematic analysis. The findings suggest that personal trainers rely on external cues to identify disordered eating among clients such as changes to physical appearance, exercise behaviours and performance. The findings also revealed that personal trainers lack knowledge and hold misconceptions about disordered eating. Such misconceptions influenced their ability to identify and manage potential problems among their clients. Participants described the need for further education and guidelines to increase their knowledge and confidence in identifying and managing disordered eating among their clients. The findings from this study will be useful for professional bodies and practitioners in the development of guidelines and educational material for personal trainers.

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  • Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences

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Psychology

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MCDERMOTT, H., PLATEAU, C.R. and MARTIN, L.R., 2018. Detecting disordered eating among recreational exercisers; exploring the role of personal trainers. Psychology, 9 (14), pp.2824-2836.

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Scientific Research Publishing © by authors and Scientific Research Publishing Inc

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This work is made available according to the conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) licence. Full details of this licence are available at: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/ by/4.0/

Acceptance date

2018-08-21

Publication date

2018-12-01

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This is an Open Access Article. It is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0). Full details of this licence are available at: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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2152-7180

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2152-7199

Language

  • en

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