... Each study compares female distance runners with at least one of the following: other female distance runners (Henrickson, Schell, & Hirschberg, 2000;Cobb et al., 2003;Gibson, Mitchell, Harries, & Reeve, 2004;Hulley, & Hill, 2001;Owens, & Slade, 1987), female athletes of other sports (Bale, Doust, & Dawson, 1996;Hopkinson, & Lock, 2004;Karlson, Becker, & Merkur, 2001;Pasman, & Thompson, 1988;Rippon, Nash, Myburgh, & Noakes, 1988), male distance runners (Gutgesell, & Timmerman, 1998;Hopkinson, & Lock, 2004;Pasman, & Thompson, 1988;Ryujin, Breaux, & Marks, 1999), female non-athletes without diagnosed eating disorders (Gleaves, Williamson, & Fuller, 1992;Gutgesell, & Timmerman, 1998;Hulley, Currie, Njenga, & Hill, 2006;Karlson et al., 2001;Klock, & Desouza, 1995;Parker, Lambert, & Burlingame, 1994;Pasman, & Thompson, 1988;Rippon et al., 1988;Ryujin et al., 1999;Weight, & Noakes, 1986), and female eating disordered non-athletes (Bale et al., 1996;Gleaves, 1992). ...