Exploring Reciprocal Associations Between Self-Reported Anxiety and Eating Disorder Symptoms Longitudinally: A Bivariate Latent Change Score Approach.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Consistent data support an association between anxiety and eating disorders (EDs), and theoretical models of EDs suggest that anxiety may be involved in the etiology and maintenance of ED symptoms over time. However, the directionality of relations between these variables remains under-characterized, particularly within treatment settings.

Method

We used bivariate latent change score models to explore longitudinal associations between anxiety and ED symptoms in a sample of ED patients (N = 548, 93.2% female, Mage = 21.16, 78.8% White, 79.6% Non-Hispanic/Latinx) throughout intensive treatment and at 6- and 12-month follow-up.

Results

Best-fitting models exploring change in each variable independently (i.e., univariate models) suggested that changes in ED and

SUBMITTER: Reilly EE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11864894 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature