ArticleBMC psychiatry2021
The impact of Facebook use on self-reported eating disorders during the COVID-19 lockdown.
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- The impact of the pandemic on psychophysical well-being and quality of learning in the growth of adolescents (aged 11-13): a systematic review of the literature with a PRISMA method.Frontiers in psychology · 2024Pooled it
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- A proposed model of the maintenance and exacerbation of body image and eating concerns in the context of problematic social network use.Addictive behaviors reports · 2025Review
- Latent profiles of emotion regulation among university students: links to repetitive negative thinking, internet addiction, and subjective wellbeing.Frontiers in psychology · 2024Article
- Fear of COVID-19, insomnia, and eating disorder symptoms among Iranian college students.Journal of affective disorders reports · 2023Article
- Pathways of association between disordered eating in adolescence and mental health outcomes in young adulthood during the COVID-19 pandemic.Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique · 2023Article
- Exploring the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on perceptual disturbances and dysfunctional eating attitudes and behaviors: A review of the literature.Frontiers in psychology · 2023Review
- Negative psychological and physiological effects of social networking site use: The example of Facebook.Frontiers in psychology · 2023Review
- Rapid Onset Functional Tic-Like Disorder Outbreak: A Challenging Differential Diagnosis in the COVID-19 Pandemic.Journal of the Canadian Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry = Journal de l'Academie canadienne de psychiatrie de l'enfant et de l'adolescent · 2022Article
- Living through the COVID-19 pandemic in Mauritius: mental well-being and dependence on Facebook.Discover psychology · 2022Article
- The relationship between social media use and pregnancy-related body image.Women's health (London, England)Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe social isolation due to the COVID-19-related lockdown has had an impact on social media consumption around the world. This study examines the relationship between fear of COVID-19, Facebook use and disordered eating.
methodsStructural Equation Modeling was used to analyse two-wave survey data (T0: Italian first lockdown; T1: after two months) during the pandemic. Young adults with self-reported dysfunctional eating behaviors (N = 115; 91.3% females; mean age = 28.60 ± 7.31) were recruited to complete an online survey at T0; 66 participants (92.4% females; mean age = 28.85 ± 7.85) completed the survey at T1. They were assessed on Facebook use, dysfunctional eating cognitions, and fear of COVID-19.
resultsParticipants' disordered eating cognitions increased during the pandemic. At T0, higher fear of COVID-19 was positively associated to time spent on Facebook, which in turn predicted disordered eating cognitions at T1. Moreover, maladaptive Facebook use mediated the relationship between daily time on Facebook and Shape concerns.
conclusionsThe findings of this study suggest an influence of dysfunctional Facebook use in increasing disordered eating cognitions during the pandemic.
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