Disordered eating in a population-based sample of young adults during the COVID-19 outbreak.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The present study aimed to describe the experience of, and factors associated with, disordered eating in a population-based sample of emerging adults during the COVID-19 outbreak.

Method

Participants in the EAT 2010-2018 (Eating and Activity over Time) study were invited to complete the C-EAT (COVID-19 EAT) survey in April-May 2020. There were 720 respondents to the survey (age: 24.7 ± 2.0 years). Psychological distress, stress, stress management, financial difficulties, and food insecurity during the COVID-19 pandemic were examined as cross-sectional correlates of disordered eating in 2020. Open-ended questions assessed the perceived impact of the pandemic on eating behaviors.

Results

Low stress management was significantly associated with a higher count of

SUBMITTER: Simone M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8250323 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature