ArticleMenopause (New York, N.Y.)2023
Network analysis of eating disorder symptoms in women in perimenopause and early postmenopause.
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- A network analysis of risk and protective factors for body image in young adult women.Eating and weight disorders : EWD · 2026Article
- Pitfalls and Strategies for Measuring Menopausal Stage in Eating Disorder Studies of Women in Midlife.The International journal of eating disorders · 2025Article
- An online educational resource addressing eating disorders during the menopause transition: a brief evaluation study.Journal of eating disorders · 2025Article
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- Developing an educational resource for people experiencing eating disorders during the menopause transition: A qualitative co-design study.Journal of eating disorders · 2024Article
- Untangling the relationships between age, gender, type of sport, perfectionistic self-presentation and motivation on body satisfaction: a cross-sectional study on aesthetic and non-aesthetic female and male athletes aged 10 to 22 years.BMJ open sport & exercise medicine · 2024Article
- The Clinical Phenotype of Binge Eating Disorder among Postmenopausal Women: A Pilot Study.Nutrients · 2023Article
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Abstract
objectiveEating disorders (EDs) are often stereotyped as disorders of adolescence and young adulthood; however, they can occur at any age. Prevalence of EDs at midlife are approximately 3.5% and specific symptoms at midlife can have prevalences as high as 29.3%. Studies also inconsistently suggest that EDs and related symptoms may be more prevalent in midlife aged women during perimenopause compared with midlife aged women at pre-menopause. To date few studies have examined the structure of and associations between ED symptoms in women specifically during perimenopause and early postmenopause. Thus, the purpose of the current study is to investigate the structure of ED symptoms specifically during perimenopause and early postmenopause.
methodsParticipants included 36 participants (45-61 y old) in a larger clinical trial who completed the Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire (EDE-Q) at a baseline study visit. Network analysis statistical models were used to examine the structure of and associations between ED symptoms assessed via the EDE-Q.
resultsShape dissatisfaction and weight dissatisfaction were the top 2 central symptoms in the network.
conclusionsResults corroborate previous studies and indicate that, similar to young adult samples, dissatisfaction with body image is a core feature of ED pathology across the lifespan.
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