SynthesisEuropean eating disorders review : the journal of the Eating Disorders Association2023
The association between sexual orientation and eating disorders-related eating behaviours in adolescents: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
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- The association between sexual orientation and eating disorders-related eating behaviours in adolescents: A systematic review and meta-analysis.European eating disorders review : the journal of the Eating Disorders Association · 2023Pooled it
- Acceptability, Feasibility, and Preliminary Effectiveness of a Mobile App for Teens With or at High Risk for Eating Disorders: A Three-Arm Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing Self-Help, Guided Self-Help, and Guided Self-Help With a Social Networking Component.The International journal of eating disorders · 2026Trial
- Mental health disparities in LGBTQIA+ populations: an umbrella review of systematic reviews and meta-analyses.World psychiatry : official journal of the World Psychiatric Association (WPA) · 2026Article
- Sexual minority populations and disparities in cardiovascular healthcare.European heart journal · 2025Review
- Inequities in eating disorder diagnoses in college students: An intersectional multilevel analysis of individual heterogeneity and discriminatory accuracy (MAIHDA).Social science & medicine (1982) · 2025Article
- Tendencies of eating disordered behaviours in male content creators: a social media analysis.Journal of eating disorders · 2025Article
- Prevalence of disordered eating behaviors varies at the intersection of gender identity and sexual orientation among sexual and gender minority youth.Journal of psychopathology and clinical science · 2025Article
- Community norms of the Eating Pathology Symptoms Inventory (EPSI) in cisgender sexual minority adults.Eating and weight disorders : EWD · 2025Article
- Effectiveness of unguided internet-based computer self-help platforms for eating disorders (with or without an associated app): A systematic review.PLOS digital health · 2025Article
- A call for strategy on eating disorders: the need for a comprehensive eating disorder strategy in England and specific guidance for the remote delivery of eating disorder services.Journal of eating disorders · 2025Article
- Eating disorders and psychiatric comorbidity among first-year university students in Sweden: Prevalence and risk factors.Journal of eating disorders · 2025Article
- Exploring Biases of Large Language Models in the Field of Mental Health: Comparative Questionnaire Study of the Effect of Gender and Sexual Orientation in Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa Case Vignettes.JMIR mental health · 2025Article
- Sexual and gender minority youth in Canada: An investigation of disparities in positive mental health.Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique · 2025Article
- Sexual Functioning and Eating Disorder Symptoms: Examining the Role of Gender and Internalizing Symptoms in an Undergraduate Population.International journal of sexual health : official journal of the World Association for Sexual Health · 2025Article
- Sexual orientation discrimination and eating disorder symptoms in early adolescence: a prospective cohort study.Journal of eating disorders · 2024Article
- Eating Disorders in Sexual and Gender Minority Adolescents.Current psychiatry reports · 2024Review
- Effects of Bullying on Anxiety, Depression, and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Among Sexual Minority Youths: Network Analysis.JMIR public health and surveillance · 2023Article
- The social epidemiology of binge-eating disorder and behaviors in early adolescents.Journal of eating disorders · 2023Article
- Factors associated with lifetime history of eating disorder in non-psychotic patients with suicidal ideation.Consortium psychiatricum · 2023Article
- Sexual Satisfaction among Lesbian and Heterosexual Cisgender Women: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
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Abstract
backgroundSexual orientation is usually developed during the adolescence, which coincides with the eating disorders peak onset. This paper aims to explore existing literature to identify whether there is an association between sexual orientation and eating disorder-related eating behaviours (EDrEBs) in this age-group.
methodsThis review was based on the PRISMA guidelines, covering the published articles between 1990 and 2021. A meta-analysis of the proportion of sexual orientation and the adjusted odds ratio (OR) with 95% confident intervals was reported.
resultsTen studies (412,601 participants) were included in this review. The results demonstrated adolescents identified as minority sexual orientation, particularly homosexual males were with higher OR of EDrEBs, as follows: Homosexual (binge eating: M = 7.20, F = 2.14; purging: M = 5.40, F = 2.41; diet pills use: M = 3.50, F = 2.59; dieting: M = 3.10, F = 1.75); Bisexual (binge eating: M = 4.60, F = 2.26; purging: M = 4.44, F = 2.37; diet pills use: M = 3.42, F = 2.30; dieting: M = 2.36, F = 1.86).
conclusionsAdolescents who were of a minority sexual orientation were more vulnerable to EDrEBs than their heterosexual peers. Healthcare professionals and sexual minority communities should be primed to facilitate earlier recognition and access to services in these vulnerable groups.
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