ArticleThe International journal of eating disorders2023
Longitudinal relationships between sub-clinical depression, sub-clinical eating disorders and health-related quality of life in early adolescence.
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- Network dynamics of self-compassion, anxiety, and depression during eating disorder therapy.European eating disorders review : the journal of the Eating Disorders Association · 2025Article
- Trends in Mental Health: A Review of the Most Influential Research on Depression in Children and Adolescents.Annals of general psychiatry · 2024Article
- Quality of Life and Clinical Impairment in Spanish Adolescent Anorexia Nervosa Patients.European journal of investigation in health, psychology and education · 2024Article
- Self-reported health related quality of life in children and adolescents with an eating disorder.BMC psychology · 2024Article
- Exploration of the factors influencing the quality of life among adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic: the data from a cross-sectional study in Shandong.BMC public health · 2024Article
- Effect of elevated depressive symptoms during adolescence on health-related quality of life in young adulthood-a six-year cohort study with repeated exposure measurements.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2024Article
- Longitudinal relationships between sub-clinical depression, sub-clinical eating disorders and health-related quality of life in early adolescence.The International journal of eating disorders · 2023Article
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Abstract
objectiveA comprehensive understanding of the relationship between depressive symptoms and eating disorder (ED) symptoms requires consideration of additional variables that may influence this relationship. Health-related quality of life (HRQOL) has been associated with both depression and EDs; however, there is limited evidence to demonstrate how all three variables interact over time. This study sought to explore the bi-directional relationships between depressive symptoms, ED symptoms and HRQOL in a large community sample of young adolescents
methodAdolescents (N = 1393) aged between 11 and 14 years (M = 12.50, SD = 0.38) completed an online survey measuring depressive symptoms, ED symptoms and HRQOL. Two-level autoregressive cross-lagged models with three variables (i.e., depressive symptoms, HRQOL and ED) assessed across two time points (T1 and T2) were created to address the study aims.
resultsHRQOL was found to predict depressive symptoms and depressive symptoms were found to predict ED symptoms. Components of HRQOL (i.e., social relationships and ability to cope) were found to share a differential relationship with depressive symptoms. Inability to cope predicted depressive symptoms and depressive symptoms predicted negative social relationships. EDs were found to predict reduced HRQOL and negative social relationships. DISCUSSION: Findings suggest prevention and early intervention programs designed to address adolescent depression should focus on improving HRQOL. Future research should assess the relationship between HRQOL and individual ED symptoms (e.g., body-related ED symptoms, restrictive symptoms) as a means of exploring relationships that may have been masked by assessing ED symptoms using a total score. PUBLIC SIGNIFICANCE: This study sought to explore how eating disorders, depressive symptoms, and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) relate over time in a sample of young adolescents. Findings indicate adolescents who self-reported lower levels of HRQOL, including a reduced ability to cope, are at risk of experiencing depressive symptoms. Adolescents should be provided with the tools to develop problem-focused coping strategies as a means of reducing depressive symptoms.
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