Eating Disorders and Internalizing/Externalizing Symptoms in Adolescents before and during the COVID-19 Pandemic.
J Am Nutr Assoc
; : 1-7, 2022 May 17.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2293065
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
This study aimed at assessing the prevalence of eating disorders and symptoms of dieting, food preoccupation, and oral control and internalizing/externalizing problems in a group of adolescents before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.METHODS:
A sample of N = 813 adolescents (age range = 14-15 years) was recruited in the general population and administered the SCOFF, EAT-26 and YSR questionnaires at two assessment points before the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak and during it.RESULTS:
In males and females, the YSR scores at T1 were significantly lower than T2, especially for the subscales of Withdrawn, Somatic complaints, Anxious/depressed, Social problems. As for the EAT-26 scores, adolescents scored significantly lower at T1 for all four subscales of dieting, food preoccupation and oral control. The prevalence of eating disorders among males and females increased respectively from 13.2% to 18.4% and from 17.5 to 25.3 from T1 to T2.CONCLUSION:
This study confirms previous research showing an increase in eating disorders prevalence and higher psychopathological symptoms both in males and females adolescents during the pandemic.
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MEDLINE
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
Language:
English
Journal:
J Am Nutr Assoc
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
07315724.2022.2063206
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