Emotional Regulation and Risk of Eating Disorders in Adolescent Athletes.

ABSTRACT: Eating Disorders (EDs) are more prevalent among athletes due to performance pressure and body ideals. Emotional regulation is a key factor in ED. This study aimed to (1) examine the reliability and structural validity of the Emotion Regulation Questionnaire for Children and Adolescents (ERQ-CA) in adolescent Mexican athletes, and (2) analyze associations between emotional regulation strategies (expressive suppression and cognitive reappraisal) and ED risk factors (drive for thinness, body dissatisfaction, and bulimia). An instrumental, cross-sectional design was employed with 295 Mexican athletes (Mage = 16.85, SD = 3.27). The ERQ-CA demonstrated good psychometric properties, with acceptable reliability (ω > 0.70) and excellent fit for the two-factor model (CFI = 0.995

SUBMITTER: Espinoza-Barron SP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12468510 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature