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ArticleThe International journal of eating disorders2023

"Can you see me?" Videoconferencing and eating disorder risk during COVID-19: Anxiety, impairment, and mediators.

Laura M Hart, Deborah Mitchison, Matthew Fuller-Tyszkiewicz, Sarah Giles, Jasmine Fardouly, Hannah K Jarman, Stephanie R Damiano, Siân A McLean, Ivanka Prichard, Zali Yager and 1 more

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Article in The International journal of eating disorders, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 7 institutions in 1 country.

Laura M HartCentre for Mental Health, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne, Carlton, Victoria, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-5894-4520
Deborah MitchisonTranslational Health Research Institute, School of Medicine, Western Sydney University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-6736-7937
Matthew Fuller-TyszkiewiczSchool of Psychology, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-1145-6057
Sarah GilesMelbourne School of Psychological Sciences, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-5228-121X
Jasmine FardoulySchool of Psychology, UNSW, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-5648-6757
Hannah K JarmanSchool of Psychology, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-8225-4511
Stephanie R DamianoEMBodiED Research, School of Psychology and Public Health, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Victoria, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-7659-4413
Siân A McLeanEMBodiED Research, School of Psychology and Public Health, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Victoria, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-4273-2037
Ivanka PrichardThe Body Confident Collective, Coffs Habour, New South Wales, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-8892-9129
Zali YagerThe Body Confident Collective, Coffs Habour, New South Wales, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-2503-7374
Isabel KrugMelbourne School of Psychological Sciences, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-5275-3595
The University of Melbourne · AUDeakin University · AULa Trobe University · AUCoffs Harbour City Council · AUFlinders University · AUTranslational Research Institute · AUUNSW Sydney · AU

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThe use of videoconferencing has increased during the pandemic, creating prolonged exposure to self-image. This research aimed to investigate whether eating disorder (ED) risk was associated with videoconferencing performance for work or study and to explore whether the use of safety behaviors and self-focused attention mediated the relationship between ED risk and perceived control over performance anxiety, impaired engagement, or avoidance of videoconferencing for work or study.

methodIn 2020, an online survey was distributed within Australia to those aged over 18 years via academic and social networks, measuring: use of videoconferencing for work/study, demographics, ED risk, safety behaviors for appearance concerns, self-focused attention, perceived control over performance anxiety, perceived engagement impairment, and avoidance of videoconferencing. A total of 640 participants (77.3% female, M

results245 participants (38.7%) were considered at-risk for EDs (SCOFF > 2). Those at-risk reported significantly more safety behaviors, self-focused attention, impaired engagement, and avoidance, plus lower perceived control over performance anxiety than those not at-risk. Multiple mediation models found the effects of ED risk on control over performance anxiety, impaired engagement, and avoidance were partially mediated by safety behaviors and self-focused attention. DISCUSSION: Our cross-sectional findings suggest videoconferencing for work/study-related purposes is associated with performance anxiety, impaired engagement, and avoidance among individuals at-risk for EDs. Poorer videoconferencing outcomes appear more strongly related to social anxiety variables than ED status. Clinicians and educators may need to provide extra support for those using videoconferencing. PUBLIC SIGNIFICANCE: Because videoconferencing often involves seeing your own image (via self-view) we wondered whether the appearance concerns experienced by those with eating disorders (EDs) might interfere with the ability to focus on or to contribute to work/study videoconferencing meetings. We found that although those with EDs experience more impairments in their videoconferencing engagement/contribution, these were linked just as strongly to social anxiety as they were to appearance concerns.

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COVID-19Feeding and Eating DisordersAdultAnxietyCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedVideoconferencinganxietyappearance concernsbody imageCOVID-19eating disordersengagementsafety behaviorsself-focused attentionself-viewvideoconferencing

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