Associations between sex differences, eating disorder behaviors, physical and mental health, and self-harm among Chinese adolescents.

ABSTRACT:

Background and aim

Eating Disorders (ED) result in impaired well-being, but there exist an insufficient number of studies that have focused on the influence of sex and sexual orientation disparities within ED behaviors. Thus, we aimed to investigate ED behaviors among male and female adolescents with different sexual orientations in a school sample to understand prevalence and correlates of different ED behaviors.

Method

Data was analysed from 11,440 Chinese school adolescents with a mean age of 14.74 years (SD = 1.46). Reported data was gathered on sociodemographic information including sexual orientation, ED behaviors, health factors (reported health, cognitive function), mental health factors (depression, anxiety, suicidal ideation, non-suicidal self-injurious behavior),

SUBMITTER: Wang Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9972801 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature