Exposure to Online Harassment and Disordered Eating in Transgender and Gender-Diverse Young Adults.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To estimate the association between online harassment and same-day disordered eating among a sample of US-based transgender and/or gender diverse young adults.

Method

Participants (n = 150) were US residents aged 18-25 years, English-speaking, and identified as transgender, nonbinary, and/or another gender different than that assigned at birth. We collected data between September 2022 and August 2023 using a 10-day daily diary design. Multilevel models were employed to estimate the association between any/no online harassment in the past-24 h and odds of same-day disordered eating behavior (overeating, binge eating, weight-controlling behavior, coping-related eating, and body dissatisfaction).

Results

The sample included 1192 diaries (mean per participant = 

SUBMITTER: Flesaker M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12453621 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature