ArticleJournal of American college health : J of ACH2025
Loneliness is associated with eating disorders among a national sample of U.S. college students during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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- Discrimination and Disordered Eating in Economically Disadvantaged Adults: A Multilevel, Longitudinal Study.Clinical psychological science : a journal of the Association for Psychological Science · 2026Article
- A descriptive study of patients' and families' experience of multifamily therapy for eating disorders in young adults.Journal of eating disorders · 2026Article
- Social Anxiety and Peer Relationships Predict Weight Recovery in Adolescent Onset Anorexia Nervosa.European eating disorders review : the journal of the Eating Disorders Association · 2026Article
- "Prevalence of disordered eating and eating disorders among Norwegian university students before and after the COVID-19 pandemic, 2018 and 202.: The SHoT study."Journal of eating disorders · 2025Article
- Psychological symptoms and loneliness in unemployed people diagnosed with mental illnesses.Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology · 2025Article
- A 4pL item response theory examination of perceived stigma in the screening of eating disorders with the SCOFF among college students.Eating and weight disorders : EWD · 2023Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo identify the association between loneliness and eating disorder symptomatology among a national sample of U.S. college students during COVID-19.
participantsCross-sectional data from the 2020-2021 Healthy Minds Study (
methodsLoneliness was measured using the UCLA 3-item Loneliness Scale and eating disorder symptomology was measured using the SCOFF questionnaire. Multiple modified Poisson regression analyses were conducted, adjusting for confounding variables.
resultsGreater loneliness was associated with both a positive eating disorder screen (risk ratio [RR] 1.09, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.09-1.10) and greater number of eating disorder symptoms (RR 1.07, 95% CI 1.06-1.08). Gender modified this relationship, and men who endorsed greater loneliness had higher risk of eating disorder symptomatology compared to women.
conclusionsLoneliness during the COVID-19 pandemic was associated with a greater risk of eating disorder symptomatology among college students. Findings underscore the need for social support and eating disorders programming on college campuses.
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