Eating Problems Among Adolescent Boys and Girls Before and During the Covid-19 Pandemic.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Studies suggest that adolescents reported more eating problems during the pandemic. Using a population-based sample, we compared eating problems-and how they associate with a range of personal characteristics and genetic factors-among adolescents before (June 2017-April 2020) versus during (April 2020-December 2022) the pandemic.

Method

Based on a preregistered analysis plan, we used cross-sectional data collected from 22,706 14-16-year-olds over 6 years (55% during the pandemic) in the Norwegian Mother, Father, and Child Cohort. We used measurement invariance analyses to compare the level of eating restraint and body concern before and during the pandemic, and multi-group structural equation models to estimate pre-pandemic and pandemic patterns of associations.

SUBMITTER: Pettersen JH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11784851 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature