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ArticleEating and weight disorders : EWD2020

Help-seeking for body image problems among adolescents with eating disorders: findings from the EveryBODY study.

Scott J Fatt, Jonathan Mond, Kay Bussey, Scott Griffiths, Stuart B Murray, Alexandra Lonergan, Phillipa Hay, Nora Trompeter, Deborah Mitchison

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Article in Eating and weight disorders : EWD, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors at 7 institutions in 2 countries.

Scott J FattDepartment of Psychology, Centre for Emotional Health, Macquarie University, Balaclava Road, North Ryde, Sydney, NSW, 2109, Australia. scott.fatt@mq.edu.au.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3796-7907
Jonathan MondCentre for Rural Health, University of Tasmania, Launceston, Australia.
Kay BusseyDepartment of Psychology, Centre for Emotional Health, Macquarie University, Balaclava Road, North Ryde, Sydney, NSW, 2109, Australia.
Scott GriffithsMelbourne School of Psychological Sciences, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia.
Stuart B MurrayDepartment of Psychiatry, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA.
Alexandra LonerganDepartment of Psychology, Centre for Emotional Health, Macquarie University, Balaclava Road, North Ryde, Sydney, NSW, 2109, Australia.
Phillipa HayTranslational Health Research Institute, School of Medicine, Western Sydney University, Sydney, Australia.
Nora TrompeterDepartment of Psychology, Centre for Emotional Health, Macquarie University, Balaclava Road, North Ryde, Sydney, NSW, 2109, Australia.
Deborah MitchisonDepartment of Psychology, Centre for Emotional Health, Macquarie University, Balaclava Road, North Ryde, Sydney, NSW, 2109, Australia.
Macquarie University · AUAustralian Human Rights Commission · AUThe University of Melbourne · AUTranslational Research Institute · AUUniversity of California, San Francisco · USUniversity of Tasmania · AUWestern Sydney University · AU

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeLittle is known regarding correlates of help-seeking for a body image problem in adolescents with an eating disorder. This study provides the first population-based investigation of help-seeking correlates among adolescents with an eating disorder.

methodsAustralian adolescents (N = 1002, 75.5% female, mean age = 15.14, SD = 1.40) who met operational diagnostic criteria for an eating disorder completed a survey assessing help-seeking, and potential correlates of help-seeking (sex, age, body mass index, socio-economic status, migrant status, sexuality, eating disorder diagnosis, psychological distress, and quality of life).

resultsOnly 10.1% of participants reported having sought help. Bivariate analyses revealed that increased likelihood of help-seeking was associated with female sex, sexual minority status, being born outside Australia, older age, having a major eating disorder (compared to having an unspecified or other specified feeding or other eating disorder diagnosis), higher psychological distress, and reduced psychological and social functioning. Older age, being born outside of Australia, and having a major eating disorder were significant independent correlates of help-seeking.

conclusionsVery few adolescents with an eating disorder seek help for a body image problem. Promoting early, appropriate help-seeking among those who are younger and/or those with less well-known disorders may be particularly important. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Level III, case-control analytic study.

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Body ImageFeeding and Eating DisordersAdolescentAgedAustraliaFemaleHumansMaleQuality of LifeSurveys and QuestionnairesAdolescentBody imageEating disorderHelp-seeking

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