Although disordered eating behaviors and obligatory exercise are relatively common among
undergraduate females, many questions about their etiology remain unanswered. In the
current study, structural equation modeling was used to investigate whether a model of
personality, exercise attitudes, and exercise behavior that was previously developed with a
clinical sample [Davis, C., Katzman, DK, & Kirsh, C.(1999). Compulsive physical activity in
adolescents with anorexia nervosa: A psychobehavioral spiral of pathology. The Journal of …