Heightened perfectionist tendencies

Parental pressure

Performance pressure from coaches, trainers, etc.

Myths relating body shape to performance

Acute awareness of body shape and weight changes

Awareness of spectator attention

Awareness of appearance in uniform

Pressures of subjective judging

Media which support myths indicating that weight loss and slenderness are indicators of health

Adolescents and college students identify mass media sources, especially magazines, as primary sources of nutrition information