Eating disorder pathology and compulsive exercise during the COVID-19 public health emergency: Examining risk associated with COVID-19 anxiety and intolerance of uncertainty.
Int J Eat Disord
; 53(12): 2049-2054, 2020 12.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-886969
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
COVID-19 has led to disruptions in daily living and increased uncertainty about physical, financial, social, and psychological consequences, which may contribute to anxiety, eating disorder (ED) pathology, and compulsive exercise. Individual factors, such as intolerance of uncertainty, may impact risk for ED pathology and CE in response to COVID-19 anxiety. The current study examined associations between COVID-19 anxiety, trait intolerance of uncertainty, and COVID-19 intolerance of uncertainty and ED pathology and compulsive exercise.METHOD:
Undergraduate participants (N = 295) completed a series of online questionnaires between March and April of 2020.RESULTS:
COVID-19 anxiety and intolerance of uncertainty were associated with ED pathology, but not compulsive exercise. Additionally, both trait and COVID-19 intolerance of uncertainty moderated associations between COVID-19 anxiety and compulsive exercise and ED pathology. COVID-19 anxiety was more strongly related to compulsive exercise and ED pathology for individuals with lower intolerance of uncertainty.DISCUSSION:
COVID-19 anxiety may increase risk for ED pathology and may be specifically important in determining risk for ED pathology and compulsive exercise among individuals with lower intolerance of uncertainty. These results contribute to a growing body of research aimed at understanding the mental health consequences of the COVID-19 and suggest that individual factors (e.g., anxiety and intolerance of uncertainty) are important in determining risk for ED pathology and compulsive exercise in the context of the pandemic.Keywords
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Anxiety
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Feeding and Eating Disorders
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Uncertainty
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Compulsive Exercise
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Randomized controlled trials
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Young adult
Country/Region as subject:
North America
Language:
English
Journal:
Int J Eat Disord
Year:
2020
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Eat.23395
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