scholarly journals The Mediating Effect of Self-Control on Depression and Tendencies of Eating Disorders in Adolescents

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hong-Juan Li ◽  
Jie Li ◽  
Meng Qi ◽  
Tian-He Song ◽  
Jing-Xu Chen
Keyword(s):  
Eating Disorders ◽  
Adolescent Depression ◽  
Depression Scale ◽  
Eating Attitudes ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Self Control ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Impulse System ◽  
Eat 26 ◽  
And Control

Self-control is very important for the adaptation among adolescents. It is associated with depression and tendencies of eating disorders. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between the two and the mediating role of self-control for adolescents. In total, 1,231 adolescents (11–18 years) participated in this study. Self-control, depression, and tendencies of eating disorders were evaluated using the Dual-Mode of Self-Control Scale (DMSC-S), 11-item Kutcher Adolescent Depression Scale (KADS-11), and Eating Attitudes Test (EAT-26). The correlations among these factors were analyzed using mediating effect models. Girls had higher scores on the both subscales (impulse system and control system) of DMSC-S (P < 0.001). Those between 15–18 years had higher scores on impulse system than those between 11–14 years (P < 0.001). A significant mediating effect (12.8%) of the impulse system was observed between depression and tendencies of eating disorders in adolescents.

scholarly journals Cyberbullying Victimization and Adolescent Depression: The Mediating Role of Psychological Security and the Moderating Role of Growth Mindset

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (12) ◽  
pp. 4368 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gengfeng Niu ◽  
Jing He ◽  
Shanyan Lin ◽  
Xiaojun Sun ◽  
Claudio Longobardi
Keyword(s):  
Adolescent Depression ◽  
Depression Scale ◽  
Epidemiologic Studies ◽  
Growth Mindset ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Chinese Version ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Cyberbullying Victimization ◽  
Moderating Role

The objective of this study was to examine the mechanisms (the mediating role of psychological security and the moderating role of growth mindset) underlying the association between cyberbullying victimization and depression among adolescents. A sample of 755 adolescents (Mage = 13.35 ± 1.02; 373 boys) was recruited from two junior high schools, and the participants were asked to voluntarily complete a set of measures, including the cyberbullying victimization subscale in the Chinese version of the Cyberbullying Inventory, the Chinese version of the Security Questionnaire, the Chinese version of the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale, and the Growth Mindset Inventory. The results indicated that: (1) cyberbullying victimization was positively associated with depression through the mediating effect of psychological security and (2) both the direct association between cyberbullying victimization and depression and the indirect association through the mediating effect of psychological security were moderated by growth mindset. Specifically, growth mindset could significantly alleviate the adverse effects of cyberbullying victimization on psychological security and on depression. These findings not only shed light on the mechanisms linking cyberbullying victimization to depression among adolescents, but also provide an empirical basis for formulating prevention and/or intervention programs aimed at reducing depression levels and the negative influences of cyberbullying victimization among adolescents.

scholarly journals Prevalence of Eating Disorders in Adults with Celiac Disease

2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. Passananti ◽  
M. Siniscalchi ◽  
F. Zingone ◽  
C. Bucci ◽  
R. Tortora ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Eating Disorders ◽  
Celiac Disease ◽  
Eating Behaviour ◽  
Gastrointestinal Symptoms ◽  
Depression Scale ◽  
Eating Attitudes ◽  
Feminine Gender ◽  
Symptom Check List ◽  
Eat 26 ◽  
Pathological Eating

Background. Symptoms of celiac disease negatively impact social activities and emotional state. Aim was to investigate the prevalence of altered eating behaviour in celiac patients.Methods. Celiac patients and controls completed a dietary interview and the Binge Eating Staircases, Eating Disorder Inventory (EDI-2), Eating Attitudes Test, Zung Self-Rating Depression Scale, State Trait Anxiety Inventory Forma Y (STAI-Y1 and STAI-Y2), and Symptom Check List (SCL-90).Results. One hundred celiac adults and 100 controls were not statistically different for gender, age, and physical activity. STAI-Y1 and STAI-Y2, Somatization, Interpersonal, Sensitivity, and Anxiety scores of the SLC-90 were higher in CD patients than controls. EDI-2 was different in pulse thinness, social insecurity, perfectionism, inadequacy, ascetisms, and interpersonal diffidence between CD and HC women, whilst only in interceptive awareness between CD and HC men. A higher EAT-26 score was associated with the CD group dependently with gastrointestinal symptoms. The EAT26 demonstrated association between indices of diet-related disorders in both CD and the feminine gender after controlling for anxiety and depression.Conclusion. CD itself and not gastrointestinal related symptoms or psychological factors may contribute pathological eating behavior in celiac adults. Eating disorders appear to be more frequent in young celiac women than in CD men and in HC.

Predictors of quality of life in patients with eating disorders

2017 ◽  
Vol 45 ◽  
pp. 182-189 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Martín ◽  
A. Padierna ◽  
A. Loroño ◽  
P. Muñoz ◽  
J.M. Quintana
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Eating Disorders ◽  
Antidepressant Treatment ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Depression Scale ◽  
Eating Attitudes ◽  
Linear Regression Models ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Eat 26

AbstractBackground:The aims of this study were to analyse the quality of life (QoL) of a broad sample of patients with eating disorders (ED) and to identify potential factors that predict QoL.Methods:This prospective cohort study involved 528 patients diagnosed with ED and treated over a 15-year period in the Eating Disorders Outpatient Clinic. Information on sociodemographic and clinical data were gathered. Patients completed five self-administered instruments: the Eating Attitudes Test-26 (EAT-26); the Eating Disorder Diagnostic Scale (EDDS); the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS); the Short-Form 12 (SF-12); and the Quality of Life in ED-short form (HeRQoLED-s). Descriptive, univariate analyses and multivariate linear regression models were applied to identify factors associated with QoL.Results:Predictive variables for a low level of QoL in patients with anorexia nervosa (AN) included antidepressant treatment (P = 0.009), substance abuse disorder, (P = 0.03) and other organic comorbidities (P < 0.0001). For patients with bulimia nervosa (BN), they included osteoporosis (P = 0.0001), obesity (P = 0.0004) or being a student (P = 0.04). For patients with eating disorders not otherwise specified (EDNOS), they included anxiolytic treatment (P = 0.003), having circulatory disease (P = 0.001), more years since start of ED treatment (P = 0.03) and living alone (P < 0.0001).Conclusions:We found a significant difference in QoL between the diagnostic ED groups. With regard to the variables predicting QoL in ED patients, the findings of this study suggest that organic or psychiatric comorbidities and some data of social normality might be more relevant to QoL in ED than age, type of compensatory behaviour, BMI or number of visits to hospital emergency department.

scholarly journals Eating Disorders in Top Elite Beach Handball Players: Cross Sectional Study

Children ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 245
Author(s):  
Alejandro Martínez-Rodríguez ◽  
Manuel Vicente-Martínez ◽  
Javier Sánchez-Sánchez ◽  
Laura Miralles-Amorós ◽  
María Martínez-Olcina ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Eating Disorders ◽  
Young Adults ◽  
Body Composition ◽  
Sports Medicine ◽  
Eating Habits ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Eating Attitudes ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Eat 26

(1) Background: The preoccupation with the increasing appearance of eating disorders (ED) in athletes continues to grow, especially in athletes who practice team sports. ED severely affects the eating habits of the athletes, who tend to use unhealthy approaches to control their body weight. The development of nutritional education and early interventions by training staff is essential, and these factors are widely perceived as beneficial in sports medicine. This study evaluates the frequency at which beach handball (BH) players develop ED, also comparing the differences by sex and age (junior: adolescents vs. senior: young adults). In addition, the relation between body composition variables and ED was studied. (2) Methods: A descriptive and cross-sectional study was carried out in 69 top elite handball players (36 males and 33 females) from the Spanish National BH Team; who were separated by age (junior: adolescents and senior: young adults). The athletes completed the Eating Attitudes Test in its 26 item version (EAT-26). (3) Results: The prevalence of ED indicated that 11% of females had a high possibility of developing an ED, and 3% of males. Regarding the EAT-26 total score and subscales, no significant differences were found between female and male participants, or between the junior and senior categories. The correlations showed an association between body composition, in terms of body mass index, and the EAT-26 total score in both males and females. In the case of males, the correlation was negative. (4) Conclusions: Although there are no significant differences between sex or categories, it has been found that elite athletes are a population that is at high risk of developing ED.

scholarly journals Eating disorders among health science students at a university in southern Brazil

2011 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
pp. 14-19 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luiza do Nascimento Ghizoni Pereira ◽  
Fabiana Schuelter Trevisol ◽  
João Quevedo ◽  
Luciano Kurtz Jornada
Keyword(s):  
Eating Disorders ◽  
Weight Loss ◽  
University Students ◽  
Eating Attitudes ◽  
Health Science ◽  
Science Students ◽  
Southern Brazil ◽  
Health Science Students ◽  
Weight Loss Strategies ◽  
Eat 26

OBJECTIVES: To analyze eating disorders among female university students and to assess the frequency of bulimia nervosa, anorexia nervosa, and inappropriate weight loss strategies in this population. METHODS: The sample comprised 214 female university students attending different health science programs at a university in southern Brazil, aged over 18 years, assessed using self-administered questionnaires. The 26-item version of the Eating Attitudes Test (EAT-26), the Bulimic Investigatory Test, Edinburgh (BITE), and a supplementary questionnaire covering data on weight status and inappropriate weight loss strategies were used to assess dietary abnormalities. RESULTS: Mean age (± standard deviation) was 21±9.93 years, and mean body mass index (BMI) was 21.1±2.59. Among the respondents, 72.9% said they would like to weigh less, 29% reported the use of different weight loss methods (diuretics were the most common, followed by laxatives, amphetamine-derived drugs, and self-induced vomiting). With regard to EAT-26 scores, 22.4% (95%CI 17.7-27.1) revealed abnormal feeding patterns; BITE indicated that 9.8% (95%CI 6.5-13.1) were at risk for developing bulimia and 36.9% (95%CI 31.5-42.3) required clinical evaluation. Mean BMI was lower among students with normal scores on both tests, but no association was found between BMI and satisfaction with own weight. CONCLUSION: There was a strong trend toward eating disorders in the health science students assessed, as demonstrated by EAT-26 and BITE scores; inadequate weight loss strategies are frequently used as well.

Well-Being and Prejudice toward Obese People in Women at Risk to Develop Eating Disorders

2012 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 1293-1302 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alejandro Magallares
Keyword(s):  
Eating Disorders ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Eating Attitudes ◽  
Depression And Anxiety ◽  
Obese People ◽  
Oral Control ◽  
Weight Problems ◽  
Eat 26 ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Antifat Attitudes

The literature has found that eating disorders (ED) patients usually have a depression and anxiety diagnosis. However, not many investigations have studied the relationship between ED and well-being. One of the main problems of patients with ED is their body image. These individuals usually see themselves too big but there are not many investigations that focus on how these patients see people with real weight problems. For this reason in this study it is analyzed how women in risk to develop ED see obese people. 456 female students were selected. It was found that women with high scores in the different subscales of the Eating Attitudes Test 26 (EAT-26; dieting, bulimia and oral control) had lower well-being (both subjective and psychological) and worse attitudes toward obese people (measured with Antifat Attitudes Test, AFA, Beliefs About Obese People Scale, BAOP, and Attitudes Toward Obese People Scale, ATOP) compared with women with low scores in the EAT-26.

Eating Disorder Attitudes and Psychopathology in Caucasian Australian, Asian Australian and Thai University Students

2006 ◽  
Vol 40 (2) ◽  
pp. 143-149 ◽  
Author(s):  
Piangchai S Jennings ◽  
David Forbes ◽  
Brett Mcdermott ◽  
Gary Hulse ◽  
Sato Juniper
Keyword(s):  
Eating Disorders ◽  
Eating Disorder ◽  
University Students ◽  
Eating Attitudes ◽  
Eating Attitudes Test ◽  
Unhealthy Eating ◽  
Eating Disorder Psychopathology ◽  
Eating Disorders Inventory ◽  
Eat 26 ◽  
Thai University

Objective: To examine eating disorder attitudes and psychopathology among female university students in Australia and Thailand. Method: Participants were 110 Caucasian Australians, 130 Asian Australians and 101 Thais in Thailand. The instruments included the Eating Attitudes Test (EAT) and the Eating Disorders Inventory (EDI). Results: Eating disorder attitudes and psychopathology scores in the Thai group were found to be highest. The Asian Australian group did not have significantly higher scores on the EAT-26 than the Caucasian Australian group, but had higher scores in some subscales of the EDI-2. That the Thai group had the highest scores in susceptibility to developing an eating disorder and eating disorder psychopathology may be partially explained in sociocultural terms, with pressure to be thin more extreme in Thailand than in Australia. The evidence suggested that unhealthy eating disorder psychopathology is not limited to Western societies but is already present in Thai and other Asian societies.

scholarly journals Influence of Psychological, Anthropometric and Sociodemographic Factors on the Symptoms of Eating Disorders in Young Athletes

2014 ◽  
Vol 24 (57) ◽  
pp. 21-27 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leonardo de Sousa Fortes ◽  
Sebastião de Sousa Almeida ◽  
Maria Elisa Caputo Ferreira
Keyword(s):  
Eating Disorders ◽  
Body Image ◽  
Body Image Dissatisfaction ◽  
Skinfold Thickness ◽  
Sociodemographic Factors ◽  
Eating Attitudes ◽  
Risk Behaviours ◽  
Fat Percentage ◽  
Young Athletes ◽  
Eat 26

The aim of the current study was to analyse the influence of psychological, anthropometric and sociodemographic factors on the risk behaviours for eating disorders (ED) in young athletes. Participants were 580 adolescents of both sexes. We used the Eating Attitudes Test (EAT-26), theBody Shape Questionnaire and the Commitment Exercise Scale to assess the risk behaviours for ED, body image dissatisfaction (BD) and the degree of psychological commitment to exercise (DPCE), respectively. Participants’ weight, height and skinfold thickness were measured. A multiple regression indicated that BD and percentage of fat significantly modulated ( p < .05) the variance of females’ EAT-26 scores, whereas BD, DPCE, fat percentage, age, ethnicity and competitive level significantly explained ( p < .05) the variance of risk behaviours for males’ ED. Thus, only BD influenced risk behaviours for ED in both sexes.

scholarly journals The meaning making model of eating disorders (MESTA): a preliminary analysis of the model

2021 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 5-28
Author(s):  
José H. Marco ◽  
Montse Cañabate ◽  
Sandra Pérez ◽  
Verónica Guillén ◽  
Cristina Botella ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Eating Disorders ◽  
Body Dissatisfaction ◽  
Meaning In Life ◽  
Meaning Making ◽  
Eating Attitudes ◽  
Important Variable ◽  
Multiple Mediation ◽  
Emotional Instability ◽  
Mediation Analyses ◽  
Mediating Role

Studies of people with eating disorders (ED) have indicated that meaning in life is negatively associated with psychopathology, suicide risk, and emotional instability in people with ED. The aim of this study was to analyze the mediating role of meaning in life and its dimensions in the relationship between body dissatisfaction and the symptoms of ED, and to provide evidence that supports the meaning making model of eating disorders (MESTA, in Spanish). 292 Participants diagnosed with ED completed the Purpose in Life Test (PIL), the Eating Attitudes Test (EAT), and the Multidimensional Body-Self Relations Questionnaire (MBSRQ-AS). Multiple mediation analyses were performed. Meaning in life was a mediator between body dissatisfaction and ED psychopathology. The dimension of Satisfaction and meaning in life had a greater mediating role. Meaning in life could be an important variable in the maintenance of ED. The MESTA could be a useful model for understanding the psychopathology of ED.

scholarly journals Aggression and Non-Suicidal Self-Injury among Depressed Youths: The Mediating Effect of Resilience

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ling ZHANG ◽  
Meiai CHEN ◽  
Benxian YAO ◽  
Ying ZHANG
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Health ◽  
Migrant Workers ◽  
Depression Scale ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Self Injury ◽  
Depression Group ◽  
Resilience Scale ◽  
The Relationship

Background: The global spread of COVID-19 not only exerted an enormous impact on the public in different countries but also aggravated depression among youths. The aggressive tendencies of depressed individuals can harm their body and life and threaten those of others. The aggressive and non-suicidal self-injurious behaviors of depressed youths may seriously affect their physical and psychological health if not identified and mediated promptly. Method: A total of 875 young respondents (including college students, community youths, migrant workers, and so on) from three provinces in China were surveyed in 2020 using a depression scale, non-suicidal selfinjury scale, aggression scale, and resilience scale. Results: Depression, non-suicidal self-injury, and aggression are significantly higher among the members of the depression group compared with the members of the healthy control group (P<0.001), and the resilience of the members of the former group is remarkably lower than that of the members of the latter group (P<0.001). Aggression among the depressed youths exhibits a significant positive correlation with non-suicidal self-injury (r= 0.43, P<0.01), whereas aggression (r= –0.18, P<0.05) and non-suicidal self-injury (r= –0.20, P<0.05) demonstrates significant negative correlations with resilience. The resilience of the youths in the depression group plays a partial mediating role in the relationship between aggression and non-suicidal self-injury. Conclusion: The more aggressive the behaviors of the depressed youths, the more serious their non-suicidal self-injurious symptoms. Furthermore, resilience plays a partial mediating role in the relationship between aggression and non-suicidal self-injury.

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