ArticleJournal of affective disorders reports2023
Fear of COVID-19, insomnia, and eating disorder symptoms among Iranian college students.
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- The Association Between Disordered Eating and Sleep in Non-Clinical Populations-A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of sleep research · 2026Pooled it
- Factor Structure and Measurement Invariance of the Farsi Version of the Nine-Item Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder Screen (F-NIAS): Age, Sex, Weight, and Urbanization Group Differences in Disorder Risk Among Adolescents.Child psychiatry and human development · 2025Article
- Mediating Factors and Demographic Disparities Associated With Disordered Eating in University Students During the Era of COVID-19.European eating disorders review : the journal of the Eating Disorders Association · 2025Article
- Changes in insomnia and binge-eating symptom severity before and after treatment of eating disorders in individuals with non-low-weight binge-spectrum disorders.Journal of sleep research · 2025Article
- The impact of COVID-19 fear during the later stages of the pandemic on maladaptive eating, psychological distress and body weight: a global cross-sectional study.BMC public health · 2025Observational
- Adaptation of mental health first aid guidelines for eating disorders for Iran.BMC psychiatry · 2024Article
- Using item response theory to identify key symptoms of insomnia in a sample of university students with probable eating disorders.Eating and weight disorders : EWD · 2024Article
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Abstract
Objective: Eating disorders (EDs), fear of COVID-19, and insomnia have all increased during the COVID-19 pandemic in Western societies. Additionally, fear of COVID-19 and sleep disturbances relate to ED symptoms in Western societies. However, it is unknown whether fear of COVID-19 and insomnia relate to ED symptoms in non-Western countries, such as Iran. Thus, this study examined the relation between fear of COVID-19, insomnia, and ED symptoms among Iranian college students. Specifically, we hypothesized that insomnia and fear of COVID-19 would each uniquely relate to ED symptoms and the interaction between insomnia and fear of COVID-19 would also associate with increased ED symptoms. Method: College students ( Results: Fear of COVID-19 and insomnia had unique effects on global ED symptoms and binge eating. Insomnia, but not fear of COVID-19, had a unique effect on purging. No significant interaction effect was found. Discussion: This study was the first to examine the association between fear of COVID-19 and insomnia on ED symptoms in Iran. Fear of COVID-19 and insomnia should be incorporated into novel assessments and treatments for EDs.
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