ReviewJournal of eating disorders2023
The global prevalence of screen-based disordered eating and associated risk factors among high school students: systematic review, meta-analysis, and meta-regression.
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- Lifestyle Behaviors and Cognitive Well-Being: A Cross-Sectional Study Exploring the Role of Lifestyle Factors Among Omani University Students.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
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- Prevalence and predictors of disordered eating behaviors: a cross-sectional study across 15 campuses in the Saudi electronic university.Journal of eating disorders · 2025Article
- Using Mobile Assessments to Characterize Mental and Physical Health Behaviors in Youth: Protocol for a Pilot Intensive Longitudinal Study.JMIR research protocols · 2025Article
- Using the Chinese Version of the Screen for Disordered Eating to Assess Disordered Eating: Reliability, Validity and Correlates.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- "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
- Childhood trauma and disordered eating behaviors in youth: examining individual types, cumulative numbers, and latent patterns.Child and adolescent psychiatry and mental health · 2025Article
- Olanzapine use for the treatment of adolescents with anorexia nervosa - reflecting on research and clinical practice.Journal of the Canadian Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry = Journal de l'Academie canadienne de psychiatrie de l'enfant et de l'adolescent · 2024Article
- Adaptation of mental health first aid guidelines for eating disorders for Iran.BMC psychiatry · 2024Article
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- An Umbrella Review and a Meta-analysis of Meta-analyses of Disordered Eating Among Medical Students.Alpha psychiatry · 2024Review
- Prevalence of potential risk of eating disorders among young, unprofessional European athletes: results of the ERASMUS+ project SCAED.Frontiers in nutrition · 2024Article
- Salivary BDNF to predict at-risk status of eating disorders in young nutritionist Jordanian females: Results from a preliminary multistage study.Women's health (London, England)Article
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Abstract
objectiveEstimate the prevalence, and associated risk factors, of high school students who are considered at risk for an eating disorder based on screening measures.
methodsAn electronic search of nine databases was completed from their inception until 1st September 2022. A random-effects meta-analysis was conducted, and confounder (moderator) analyses and meta-regressions examined whether the overall prevalence estimate for of screen-based disordered eating (SBDE) was moderated by student age, BMI, or gender, as well as culture and type of SBDE assessment.
resultsThe mean estimate of the prevalence of SBDE among high school students (K = 42 (66 datapoints), N = 56282] in the sample of 25 countries was 13% ([95% CI] = 10.0-16.8%, I
conclusionThe estimated figure of 1 in 8 high school students with SBDE-unmoderated by gender and BMI-stands out as a problem in need of attention from public health officials, psychologists, psychiatrists, pediatricians, parents, and educators. There is a great need for innovative, integrated policy and program development all along the spectrum of health promotion and universal, selective, and indicated prevention. Further research is also needed to validate and refine this estimate by (a) conducting basic research on the accuracy of eating disorder screening measurements in samples ages 14 through 17; (b) examining representative samples in more countries in general and Latin American countries in particular; (c) clarifying the relationships between SBDE and age throughout the different phases of late childhood, adolescence, and emerging adulthood; and (d) investigating whether there are meaningful forms of disordered eating and whether these are associated with variables such as gender, ethnicity, and BMI.
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