ArticleEating behaviors2021
Characterizing eating disorder diagnosis and related outcomes by sexual orientation and gender identity in a national sample of college students.
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- The current clinical approach to feeding and eating disorders aimed to increase personalization of management.World psychiatry : official journal of the World Psychiatric Association (WPA) · 2025Article
- Psychotherapy utilization by United States college students.Journal of American college health : J of ACH · 2025Article
- The impact of gender-affirming interventions on eating disorder diagnosis risk among transgender and gender-diverse individuals.Communications medicine · 2024Article
- Californian Public University Students' Attitudes, Beliefs, and Barriers to Plant-Based Nutrition.American journal of lifestyle medicine · 2024Article
- Eating disorder symptoms and comorbid mental health risk among teens recruited to a digital intervention research study via two online approaches.The International journal of eating disorders · 2024Article
- Eating Disorders in Sexual and Gender Minority Adolescents.Current psychiatry reports · 2024Review
- Problem Gambling and Sexual Minority Individuals: Evaluating Influence of Age and Comorbid Mental Health and Substance Use Problems.Journal of gambling studies · 2024Article
- Disparities in Mental Health Symptoms Among Sexual and Gender Diverse Subgroups in a National Sample of College Students.Psychology of sexual orientation and gender diversity · 2024Article
- A scoping review of research literature on eating and body image for transgender and nonbinary youth.Journal of eating disorders · 2023Article
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objectiveIn a national sample of college students, the current study aimed to: 1) examine differences in probable diagnoses of EDs (i.e., anorexia nervosa (AN), clinical/subthreshold bulimia nervosa (BN), or binge eating disorder (BED)) and weight and shape concerns by sexual orientation and gender identity, and 2) examine differences in ED chronicity and probable comorbid psychiatric diagnoses by sexual orientation and gender identity.
methodStudents across nine U.S. universities completed an online screener for DSM-5 clinical or subthreshold ED diagnoses, comorbid depression and anxiety disorders, and self-reported ED chronicity. Self-reported sexual orientation and gender identity were also collected. Tukey-corrected logistic and linear regressions examined differences in outcomes separately by sexual orientation and gender identity, adjusting for age, race, and ethnicity.
resultsA total of 8,531 students (24% sexually diverse (SD); 2.7% gender diverse (GD)) were studied. Students who identified as bisexual or other sexual orientation reported significantly greater odds of a probable ED diagnosis and greater elevations in weight and shape concerns compared to heterosexual students. Cisgender female students and GD students reported significantly greater odds of a probable ED diagnosis and greater elevations in weight and shape concerns compared to cisgender male students. Some SD students and GD students who met criteria for probable EDs were also more likely to report chronic ED symptoms and probable comorbid psychiatric diagnoses compared to heterosexual students and cisgender males, respectively. DISCUSSION: Some SGD students may be at heightened risk for EDs, highlighting the need to identify mechanisms that contribute to disparities.
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