ArticleChild psychiatry and human development2019
A Four-Year Prospective Study of Bullying, Anxiety, and Disordered Eating Behavior Across Early Adolescence.
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- A cross-lagged twin study of emotional symptoms, social isolation and peer victimisation from early adolescence to emerging adulthood.Journal of child psychology and psychiatry, and allied disciplines · 2023Article
- Differential pathways to disordered eating for immigrant and native adolescents in Taiwan.Journal of eating disorders · 2023Article
- Gender-specific responses to multifaceted factors associated with disordered eating among adolescents of 7th to 9th grade.Journal of eating disorders · 2022Article
- Anxiety and Food Addiction in Men and Women: Results From the Longitudinal LIFE-Adult-Study.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2022Article
- Analyzing the link between anxiety and eating behavior as a potential pathway to eating-related health outcomes.Scientific reports · 2021Article
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- A Critical Review of Studies Assessing Interpretation Bias Towards Social Stimuli in People With Eating Disorders and the Development and Pilot Testing of Novel Stimuli for a Cognitive Bias Modification Training.Frontiers in psychology · 2020Article
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Abstract
We investigated the developmental pathways by which bullying perpetration and victimization, anxiety, and disordered eating behavior were related. Participants were drawn from the Canadian McMaster Teen Study. From Grade 5-8 (age 10-14), students (n = 657) were assessed on bullying involvement and symptoms of anxiety, and in Grade 7 and 8, students additionally completed a measure of clinically significant disordered eating behavior. Bullying victimization initiated a cascading effect on bullying perpetration, which subsequently led to disordered eating behavior. Anxiety had direct effects on disordered eating behavior at multiple time points and initiated a cascading effect on bullying victimization, and subsequently, perpetration. There was no evidence of moderation by sex. Bullying perpetration and anxiety may serve as early signals of eating pathology. Bullying prevention programs may attenuate the risk of disordered eating in both sexes, and the high continuity of disordered eating behavior suggests that early intervention is critical.
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