Disordered Eating- and Exercise-Related Cognitions and Behaviors during the First Year of College: A Three-Wave Longitudinal Study

A study of first-year undergraduates assessed disordered eating- and exercise-related cognitions and behaviors over time and in association with each other. Multilevel modeling revealed changes over time; college athletic participation and contingencies of self-worth, but not gender, moderated the effect of time. Main effects (i.e., concurrent predictors) were also identified.