scholarly journals Self-weighing among young adults: who weighs themselves and for whom does weighing affect mood? A cross-sectional study of a population-based sample

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Samantha L. Hahn ◽  
Carly R. Pacanowski ◽  
Katie A. Loth ◽  
Jonathan Miller ◽  
Marla E. Eisenberg ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Disordered Eating ◽  
Eating Behaviors ◽  
Large Population ◽  
Healthcare Providers ◽  
Emotional Valence ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Disordered Eating Behaviors

Abstract Background Self-weighing is widespread among young adults and is sometimes recommended by healthcare providers for weight management. The present study aims to deepen our understanding of who is frequently self-weighing among young adults, and to examine for whom self-weighing impacts mood based on weighing frequency and other eating and weight-related characteristics. Methods Survey data were collected from a large population-based sample of young adults (31.1 ± 1.6y) participating in Project EAT-IV (n = 1719). Cross-sectional data were stratified across sex and analyzed with chi-square, t-tests, and linear and logistic regressions controlling for age, ethnicity/race, education level, and income. Results Self-weighing frequency was higher among male and female young adults with a current eating disorder, those trying to lose weight or who endorsed any disordered eating behaviors or cognition, and females with higher BMI. Young adult females were significantly more likely than males to report that self-weighing impacted their mood (53% vs 27%, p < 0.05). Among both male and female young adults, there was a higher probability of participants reporting that self-weighing impacted their mood among those who were self-weighing more frequently, had higher BMI, were trying to lose weight, and endorsed disordered eating behaviors or cognitions. Conclusion Findings suggest that for many young adults, particularly females and those with weight-related concerns, self-weighing is a behavior that comes with emotional valence. The emotional consequences of self-weighing should be considered when making public health and clinical recommendations regarding the usefulness of self-weighing.

Disordered eating behaviors in adolescents with type 1 diabetes: A cross-sectional population-based study in Italy

2018 ◽  
Vol 51 (8) ◽  
pp. 890-898 ◽  
Author(s):  
Valentino Cherubini ◽  
Edlira Skrami ◽  
Antonio Iannilli ◽  
Alessandra Cesaretti ◽  
Anna Maria Paparusso ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Type 1 Diabetes ◽  
Disordered Eating ◽  
Eating Behaviors ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Population Based Study ◽  
Disordered Eating Behaviors

scholarly journals Relationship between Peer Pressure and Risk of Eating Disorders among Adolescents in Jordan

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nihaya A. Al-sheyab ◽  
Tamer Gharaibeh ◽  
Khalid Kheirallah
Keyword(s):  
Eating Disorders ◽  
Disordered Eating ◽  
Peer Influence ◽  
Eating Behaviors ◽  
Peer Pressure ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Cluster Sampling ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Disordered Eating Behaviors

Background. The prevalence of disordered eating behaviors (DEBs) have increased worldwide. It is estimated that about 31.6% of Jordanian adolescents developed DEB. Engaging in peer groups is a prominent event in which adolescents try to belong to peers as part of exploring their social identity. Purpose. To assess the relationship between risk of eating disorders and peer pressure among adolescents. Methods. A descriptive, correlational, cross-sectional design utilized multistage cluster sampling technique was used to recruit students from 8th to 10th grades from both sexes from schools in northern Jordan. Data were collected from a self-administered, online questionnaire which was given to 738 participants. Results. The difference in overall mean of the Inventory of Peer Influence on Eating Concerns (I-PIEC) between adolescents with disordered eating behaviors and normal eating behaviors states was statistically significant. Scores for interaction peer pressure means were statistically higher for girls than for boys; conversely, likeability mean scores were statistically higher for boys than girls. Conclusions. The current findings suggest that healthcare professionals are encouraged to conduct appropriate school-based primary prevention for disordered eating behaviors.

scholarly journals Prevalence and Correlates of Disordered Eating Behaviors Among Young Adults with Overweight or Obesity

2018 ◽  
Vol 33 (8) ◽  
pp. 1337-1343 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jason M. Nagata ◽  
Andrea K. Garber ◽  
Jennifer L. Tabler ◽  
Stuart B. Murray ◽  
Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Disordered Eating ◽  
Eating Behaviors ◽  
Disordered Eating Behaviors ◽  
Overweight Or Obesity

scholarly journals Association Between Household Food Security and Disordered Eating Behaviors Among Young Adults with Diabetes: The SEARCH for Diabetes in Youth Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (Supplement_2) ◽  
pp. 1419-1419
Author(s):  
Emahlea Jackson ◽  
Angela Liese ◽  
Catherine Pihoker ◽  
Faisal Malik ◽  
Jessica Jones-Smith ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Food Security ◽  
Disordered Eating ◽  
Eating Behaviors ◽  
Household Food Security ◽  
Disordered Eating Behaviors ◽  
Household Food ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Youth Study ◽  
Diabetes In Youth

Abstract Objectives Examine the relationship between household food insecurity (HFS; i.e., access to nutritionally adequate and safe food) and disordered eating behaviors (i.e., restriction, bingeing, insulin manipulation, etc.) among a sample of young adults with youth-onset type 1 (T1D) or type 2 diabetes (T2D). Methods We used cross-sectional data from the SEARCH for Diabetes in Youth Study. Individuals (n = 792) ages ≥18 years completed the U.S. Household Food Security Survey Module and the Diabetes Eating Problem Survey-Revised (DEPS-R) between 2016 and 2019. We converted HFS scores to a 10-point scale and dichotomized scores into food secure (HFS ≤ 2.2) vs. food insecure (HFS &gt; 2.2). Multivariable linear regression was used to evaluate the association of HFS with continuous DEPS-R score (i.e., 0–80, with a greater score indicating greater symptoms of disordered eating), adjusting for potential confounders (i.e., sex, age, race/ethnicity, education, household income, insurance, depressive symptoms, and duration of diabetes). We further stratified analyses by diabetes type. Results Participants were on average 23.8 ± 3.7 years, 59.6% female, 49.6% non-Latino white, and had a mean diabetes duration of 11.5 ± 3.1 years. The overall mean DEPS-R score was 17.3 ± 10.0 points. Mean DEPS-R scores in individuals living in food secure households (n = 709) and food insecure households (n = 83) were 16.6 ± 9.45 and 23.4 ± 12.4, respectively. The adjusted DEPS-R scores were 3.6 points (95% CI = 1.5, 5.7; P &lt; 0.001) higher in food insecure compared to food secure households. In individuals with T1D (n = 600), the adjusted DEPS-R scores were 5.0 points (95% CI = 2.6, 7.4; P &lt; 0.001) higher in food insecure (n = 55) compared to food secure (n = 545) households. In individuals with T2D (n = 192), there was no significant difference in mean DEPS-R scores between food insecure (n = 28) versus food secure (n = 164) households in unadjusted or adjusted models (P &gt; 0.05). Conclusions Lower household food security in young adults with T1D, but not T2D, is associated with increased disordered eating scores. These results may allow clinicians and other public health professionals to target individuals with low household food security as being at higher risk for potential disordered eating, particularly those with T1D. Funding Sources NIDDK & CDC.

scholarly journals Predictors of muscularity‐oriented disordered eating behaviors in U.S. young adults: A prospective cohort study

2019 ◽  
Vol 52 (12) ◽  
pp. 1380-1388 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jason M. Nagata ◽  
Stuart B. Murray ◽  
Kirsten Bibbins‐Domingo ◽  
Andrea K. Garber ◽  
Deborah Mitchison ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Cohort Study ◽  
Disordered Eating ◽  
Prospective Cohort Study ◽  
Prospective Cohort ◽  
Eating Behaviors ◽  
Disordered Eating Behaviors

scholarly journals Childhood life events and disturbed eating behaviors in a population-based cohort in the Netherlands

2019 ◽  
Vol 29 (Supplement_4) ◽  
Author(s):  
R Thomas ◽  
E Diemer ◽  
R Siliquini ◽  
P W Jansen
Keyword(s):  
Eating Disorders ◽  
Early Detection ◽  
Disordered Eating ◽  
Life Events ◽  
Eating Behavior ◽  
Eating Behaviors ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Restrained Eating ◽  
Disordered Eating Behaviors ◽  
Adjusted Model

Abstract Background Adversities such as maltreatment and physical and emotional abuse are recognized risk factors for eating disorders (EDs) in adolescents and adults, but whether such adversities are also associated with eating behaviors in childhood has been less explored. Our aim was to examine whether a wide range of life events can predict emotional overeating and restrained eating in childhood, which are potential precursors of EDs. Methods The study is embedded in Generation R, a prospective population-based cohort. The sample included 4653 children aged 10 years. Emotional overeating was assessed with the Children’s Eating Behavior Questionnaire, and restrained eating with the Dutch Eating Behavior Questionnaire. Mothers reported the occurrence of 24 adverse events in their offspring’s childhood. Regression analyses were conducted, both unadjusted and adjusted for gender, ethnicity, and parental education and psychopathology. Results Unadjusted models showed that a higher number of life events is associated with more emotional overeating and more restrained eating; effect estimates attenuated slightly in the adjusted model, but remained significant (per 1 more life event: B = 0.05, 95%CI 0.02-0.08; B = 0.04, 95%CI 0.02-0.07, respectively). Particularly, participants who experienced at least 3 life events had high levels of emotional overeating and restrained eating (adjusted model: B = 0.20, 95%CI 0.06-0.33; B = 0.21, 95%CI 0.08-0.33, respectively). The specific maltreatment related life events were not significantly associated with eating behaviors, probably due to low prevalence of these events (n = 149). Conclusions This novel, population-based study shows that early life adversities may predict disordered eating behaviors in childhood. The results are in line with clinical studies on life events and EDs. If the studied eating behaviors are indeed precursors of EDs, these results may offer potential for prevention and early intervention to avoid the development of full-blown EDs. Key messages Eating disorders account for more than 2% of the global disease burden, thus representing a major Public Mental Health topic in the EU; more and new measures are required for early detection purposes. Life adversities predict disordered eating behaviors in childhood, which are considered precursors of eating disorders: early detection of this association may avoid development of eating disorders.

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