Eating disorders symptoms and excessive internet use in adolescents: the role of internalising and externalising problems.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Both eating disorders and excessive internet use represent significant health issues for contemporary adolescents. Yet, the link between them has seldom been investigated. We aim to study this association through their common underlying psychological factors: internalising problems and externalising problems.

Methods

A representative sample of 7,083 adolescents (M_age = 13.48 years; SD_age = 1.32; 50.3% girls) from Slovakia was obtained from the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) project in 2018. Study variables included the Excessive Internet Use Scale (EIU) and the Strength and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ). Eating disorders symptoms (EDS) were assessed by SCOFF and selected items from the Eating Disorder Screen for Primary Ca

SUBMITTER: Sablaturova N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8607794 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature