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The prevalence and risk factors of screen-based disordered eating among university students: a global systematic review, meta-analysis, and meta-regression.
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- A mixed-methods study of body esteem, disordered eating behaviors, acculturative stress, and sociocultural correlates among female Chinese international students.Journal of eating disorders · 2026Article
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- Factor Structure and Measurement Invariance Across Gender of the Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire-Short Form in Italian Workers.European journal of investigation in health, psychology and education · 2026Article
- Preliminary Validation of Two Brief Screening Measures for Eating Disorders in Adults with Chronic Pain.Journal of clinical psychology in medical settings · 2026Article
- Prevalence and risk factors of disordered eating risk among Yemeni medical students: A national multicenter cross-sectional study.PloS one · 2026Article
- Prevalence and associated factors of disordered eating among university and college students: A systematic review of Malaysian studies.Malaysian family physician : the official journal of the Academy of Family Physicians of Malaysia · 2026Review
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Abstract
purposeThe purpose of this review was to estimate the prevalence of screen-based disordered eating (SBDE) and several potential risk factors in university undergraduate students around the world.
methodsAn electronic search of nine data bases was conducted from the inception of the databases until 1st October 2021. Disordered eating was defined as the percentage of students scoring at or above established cut-offs on validated screening measures. Global data were also analyzed by country, research measure, and culture. Other confounders in this review were age, BMI, and sex.
resultsUsing random-effects meta-analysis, the mean estimate of the distribution of effects for the prevalence of SBDE among university students (K = 105, N = 145,629) was [95% CI] = 19.7% [17.9%; 21.6%], I
conclusionsThese findings support previous studies indicating that many undergraduate students are struggling with disordered eating or a diagnosable eating disorder, but are neither receiver effective prevention nor accessing accurate diagnosis and available treatment. It is particularly important to develop ever more valid ways of identifying students with high levels of disordered eating and offering them original or culturally appropriate and effective prevention or early treatment. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: I, systematic review and meta-analysis.
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