COVID-19-Related distress, body image, and eating behaviors: a cross-sectional explanatory model.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The COVID-19 pandemic has been associated with increased body dissatisfaction and disordered eating behaviors in adolescents. To better understand these associations, this study tested an explanatory model in which appearance-focused social media use, internalization of social media pressure, and mindfulness abilities mediated the relationship between COVID-related distress and body dissatisfaction, which in turn was associated with dietary restraint and binge eating episodes.

Methods

Adolescents (N = 493, M_age= 16.7; 47.5% girls) recruited within high schools completed online measures. We conducted model testing through path analysis in MPlus, using modification indices to derive a well-fitting model.

Results

The initially hypothesized model was

SUBMITTER: Rodrigue C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10908208 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature