Childhood Peer Victimization, Identity Diffusion and Disordered Eating Behaviors in Emerging Adults

2021 ◽  
pp. 216769682110205
Author(s):  
Maria Markou ◽  
Kyriakos Charalampous ◽  
Spyridon Tantaros ◽  
Panayiotis Stavrinides
Keyword(s):  
Binge Eating ◽  
Peer Victimization ◽  
Emerging Adults ◽  
Disordered Eating ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Eating Behaviors ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Disordered Eating Behaviors ◽  
Identity Diffusion

Childhood peer victimization (CPV) has been associated with clinical and subclinical forms of disordered eating behaviors (DEBs). However, less is known about the mechanisms involved in this association, especially in emerging adulthood. The present study examined the relationship between harmfulness of the CPV experiences, identity diffusion and DEBs using Structural Equation Modeling. Emphasis was given in the investigation of the indirect effect of CPV harmfulness on DEBs through identity diffusion. Data from 414 emerging adults was collected via an online questionnaire. The analysis indicated significant direct effects of CPV harmfulness on both restrictive and binge-eating. More importantly, findings supported the indirect relationship between CPV harmfulness and binge-eating through identity diffusion. Results provide preliminary support for the role of CPV harmfulness and identity diffusion as contributing factors in the development of DEBs in emerging adults. Implications for future research are discussed.

Pathways for Disordered Eating Behaviors in Minority Girls

2016 ◽  
Vol 37 (3) ◽  
pp. 367-386 ◽  
Author(s):  
Norma Olvera ◽  
Kendall McCarley ◽  
Molly R. Matthews-Ewald ◽  
Felicia Fisher ◽  
Martinque Jones ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Disordered Eating ◽  
Body Fat ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Eating Behaviors ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Sociocultural Factors ◽  
Percent Body Fat ◽  
African American Girls ◽  
Disordered Eating Behaviors ◽  
Minority Girls

This study investigated the direct and indirect effects of biological, psychological, and sociocultural factors in predicting disordered eating behaviors in girls with overweight/obesity. A total of 135 Hispanic and African American girls ([Formula: see text] = 11.13 ± 1.54 years) completed surveys assessing the desire to be thinner, peer weight-related teasing, disordered eating behaviors, and demographic characteristics. Percent body fat was assessed. Structural equation modeling was conducted to examine the influence of the desire to be thinner and peer weight-related teasing on percent body fat and disordered eating behaviors. Results indicated that percent body fat was directly related to the desire to be thinner ( p < .01) and peer weight-related teasing ( p < .01), and was indirectly related to disordered eating through its relationship with peer teasing ( p < .05). These findings may be useful in guiding the design of interventions preventing the development of disordered eating behaviors in minority girls.

scholarly journals Prevalence and characteristics of disordered eating adolescents in cyprus: The influence of body image, situational dysphoria, self-esteem, and the media

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-31 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marios Argyrides ◽  
Evagelia Alexiou
Keyword(s):  
Body Image ◽  
Disordered Eating ◽  
Eating Behaviors ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Normal Body Mass Index ◽  
Disordered Eating Behaviors ◽  
The Media ◽  
Eat 26

The purpose of the current study was threefold: a) to collect a very large representative sample of adolescents and assess for their levels of disordered eating behaviors; b) to describe the characteristics of adolescents with disordered eating behaviors in Cyprus based on the measures that were used in the study and c) to compare the adolescents with significant disordered eating behaviors (EAT-26 ≥ 20) to the ones without any disordered eating behaviors (EAT < 20) on all the variables of interest. A total of 2664 secondary school students responded to self-report measures assessing disordered eating, negative body image, situational dysphoria, self-esteem and media influences. Results indicated that 16.04% of the overall sample of adolescents scored significantly on the EAT-26 (21.4% of females and 8.4% of males). Results also indicated that the majority of the adolescents with disordered eating behaviors were female, mainly from average socioeconomic status, normal Body Mass Index and grew up and reside in an urban area. Finally, adolescents in the disordered eating behaviors group scored significantly lower on appearance satisfaction and self-esteem and significantly higher on appearance investment, weight-related anxiety, situational dysphoria, internalization of the thin and athletic ideals as well as feeling pressured from the media and considering the media as a good source of information. In conclusion, results indicate a substantial difference in levels of disordered eating in adolescents as compared to previous research in Cyprus. Possible explanations are addressed as well as implications for prevention strategies and future research ideas based on the findings.

Bullied by Siblings and Peers: The Role of Rejecting/Neglecting Parenting and Friendship Quality Among Korean Children

2016 ◽  
Vol 34 (11) ◽  
pp. 2203-2226 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jingu Kim ◽  
Eunha Kim
Keyword(s):  
Peer Victimization ◽  
Parenting Styles ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Friendship Quality ◽  
Bullying Prevention ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Convenience Sample ◽  
Korean Children

The primary aim of this study was to examine the direct and indirect links of rejecting/neglecting parenting, sibling victimization, and friendship quality with peer victimization using a convenience sample of 584 Korean children in Grades 3 to 6. In addition, we tested whether these associations differed between male and female students. Structural equation modeling was performed to analyze the data. The results revealed rejecting/neglecting parenting indirectly influenced peer victimization through sibling victimization for both males and females, although such effects were stronger for females than males. Sibling victimization had a direct effect on peer victimization across both sexes, although it indirectly influenced peer victimization through poor friendship quality only for males. Therefore, bullying prevention and intervention programs must involve parents to make them aware of the important role they play in this process and to improve their parenting styles and involvement in sibling conflicts. Furthermore, while the role of friendship quality needs to be highlighted to prevent peer victimization among males, future research continues to explore other peer variables that are related to decreased peer victimization for females.

scholarly journals Time perspective and identity formation: Short-term longitudinal dynamics in college students

2010 ◽  
Vol 34 (3) ◽  
pp. 238-247 ◽  
Author(s):  
Koen Luyckx ◽  
Willy Lens ◽  
Ilse Smits ◽  
Luc Goossens
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Identity Formation ◽  
Emerging Adults ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Time Perspective ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Processing Styles ◽  
Main Effects

Planning for the future and developing a personalized identity are conceived of as important developmental tasks that adolescents and emerging adults are confronted with on the pathway to adulthood. The present study set out to examine whether both tasks develop in tandem by using a short-term longitudinal dataset consisting of 371 college students assessed at two time-points, four months apart. Identity formation was assessed using identity commitment and three identity processing styles; time perspective was assessed using the present-hedonistic, present-fatalistic, and future-oriented perspectives. Using cross-lagged structural equation modeling, three competing models were tested: a time perspective main-effects model; an identity main-effects model; and a reciprocal model. In accordance with expectations, evidence was found for the reciprocal model with identity formation and time perspective mutually reinforcing one another across time. Implications and suggestions for future research are discussed.

Disordered Eating Behaviors in Emerging Adults With Type 1 Diabetes: A Common Problem for Both Men and Women

2017 ◽  
Vol 31 (3) ◽  
pp. 327-333 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth A. Doyle ◽  
Sheila M. Quinn ◽  
Jodie M. Ambrosino ◽  
Kate Weyman ◽  
William V. Tamborlane ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Type 1 Diabetes ◽  
Emerging Adults ◽  
Disordered Eating ◽  
Eating Behaviors ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Disordered Eating Behaviors

scholarly journals The Impact of Maladaptive Facebook Use on Self-Reported Eating Disorders During the COVID-19 Lockdown

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giuseppe Mannino ◽  
Laura Salerno ◽  
Rubinia Celeste Bonfanti ◽  
Gaia Albano ◽  
Gianluca Lo Coco
Keyword(s):  
Disordered Eating ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Eating Behaviors ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
The Social ◽  
Facebook Use ◽  
Eating Cognitions ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Daily Time

Abstract Background: The social isolation due to the COVID-19-related lockdown has had an impact on social media consumption around the world. This study examines the relationship between fear of COVID-19, maladaptive Facebook use and disordered eating. Methods: Structural Equation Modeling was used to analyse two-wave survey data (T0: Italian first lockdown; T1: after two months) from 115 Italian subjects (91.3% females; mean age = 28.60 ± 7.31) with self-reported dysfunctional eating behaviors. Participants were assessed on Facebook use, dysfunctional eating cognitions, and fear of COVID-19. Results: Participants’ disordered eating cognitions increased during the pandemic. At T0, higher fear of COVID-19 was positively associated to time spent on Facebook, which in turn predicted disordered eating cognitions at T1. Moreover, maladaptive Facebook use mediated the relationship between daily time on Facebook and Shape concerns.Conclusions: The findings of this study suggest an influence of dysfunctional Facebook use in increasing disordered eating cognitions during the pandemic.

The Daily Frequency, Type, and Effects of Appearance Comparisons on Disordered Eating

2017 ◽  
Vol 42 (2) ◽  
pp. 151-161 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katherine Drutschinin ◽  
Matthew Fuller-Tyszkiewicz ◽  
Tara De Paoli ◽  
Vivienne Lewis ◽  
Isabel Krug
Keyword(s):  
Binge Eating ◽  
Disordered Eating ◽  
Eating Behaviors ◽  
Eating Pathology ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Baseline Measure ◽  
Sampling Methodology ◽  
Disordered Eating Behaviors ◽  
Daily Frequency ◽  
Iphone Application

Using experience sampling methodology, we examined the effects of frequency and occurrence of appearance-based comparisons on disordered eating behaviors (binge eating, restrictive behaviors, and weight-related exercise). A total of 161 Australian women (aged 18–48) completed a baseline measure of eating pathology. An iPhone application prompted participants 6 times daily for 7 days to self-report on appearance comparisons and disordered eating behaviors since the last assessment. We hypothesized that contemporaneously reported occurrences of both upward and downward appearance comparisons, when compared to noncomparison situations, and frequency of upward comparisons would predict disordered eating behaviors. In prospective (lagged) analyses, only upward comparisons (relative to noncomparison situations) significantly predicted the likelihood of disordered eating outcomes. Trait eating pathology had a direct effect on each disordered eating variable and also moderated the influence of upward appearance comparisons (relative to noncomparison assessments) on binge-eating episodes. The lack of a differentiated effect between contemporaneously reported occurrences of upward and downward comparisons suggests that both forms of comparison increase the likelihood of disordered eating. Women may benefit from preventive programs that focus on the detrimental consequences of appearance comparisons on disordered eating; such programs may equip women with strategies to help reduce the frequency of these comparisons.

scholarly journals The Impact of COVID-19 Lockdown on Disordered Eating Behaviors in a Community Sample: The Mediation Role of Psychological Distress

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sofia Ramalho ◽  
Ana Trovisqueira ◽  
Marta de Lourdes ◽  
Sónia Gonçalves ◽  
Sílvia Félix ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Distress ◽  
Disordered Eating ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Eating Behaviors ◽  
Depressive Symptomatology ◽  
Community Sample ◽  
Psychosocial Impact ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Disordered Eating Behaviors ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Objective: This study aims to explore associations between disordered eating behaviors in adults during the COVID-19 lockdown period, and the experienced psychosocial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, depressive symptomatology, anxiety/stress levels.Methods: This was a community-based cross-sectional study assessing 254 Portuguese adults (82.7% women; 35.82 ±11.82 years) one week after the end of the mandatory COVID-19 lockdown in Portugal. An online survey was conducted to evaluate psychological distress, disordered eating, and psychosocial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Pearson correlations and Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) were performed.Results: Participants reported the presence of meal skipping (52.8%), grazing eating behavior (80.9%), overeating (81.0%), loss of control over eating (47.2%), and binge eating episodes (39.2%) during lockdown. Uncontrolled and emotional eating were significantly correlated with the psychosocial impact of COVID-19 pandemic, depression, anxiety, and stress levels. SEM analyses indicated that the relationship between experienced psychosocial impact of COVID-19 pandemic on disordered eating behaviors was mediated through psychological distress experienced (CMIN/DF= 1.499, CFI = .99, RMSEA = .045).Conclusions: The psychosocial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic crisis may lead to disordered eating, and this relation may occur through the elevation of psychological distress. These findings inform about clinical targets for preventive interventions to promote disordered eating in a community sample during potential similar future situations.

scholarly journals The impact of Facebook use on self-reported eating disorders during the COVID-19 lockdown

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Giuseppe Mannino ◽  
Laura Salerno ◽  
Rubinia Celeste Bonfanti ◽  
Gaia Albano ◽  
Gianluca Lo Coco
Keyword(s):  
Disordered Eating ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Eating Behaviors ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
The Social ◽  
Facebook Use ◽  
Eating Cognitions ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract Background The social isolation due to the COVID-19-related lockdown has had an impact on social media consumption around the world. This study examines the relationship between fear of COVID-19, Facebook use and disordered eating. Methods Structural Equation Modeling was used to analyse two-wave survey data (T0: Italian first lockdown; T1: after two months) during the pandemic. Young adults with self-reported dysfunctional eating behaviors (N = 115; 91.3% females; mean age = 28.60 ± 7.31) were recruited to complete an online survey at T0; 66 participants (92.4% females; mean age = 28.85 ± 7.85) completed the survey at T1. They were assessed on Facebook use, dysfunctional eating cognitions, and fear of COVID-19. Results Participants’ disordered eating cognitions increased during the pandemic. At T0, higher fear of COVID-19 was positively associated to time spent on Facebook, which in turn predicted disordered eating cognitions at T1. Moreover, maladaptive Facebook use mediated the relationship between daily time on Facebook and Shape concerns. Conclusions The findings of this study suggest an influence of dysfunctional Facebook use in increasing disordered eating cognitions during the pandemic.

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