Evaluation of disordered eating tendencies in young adults

Şanlıer, Nevin; Bilici, Saniye; Macit, Sedanur; Mortaş, Hande; Tatar, Tuğba

doi:10.1007/s40519-017-0430-9

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“…Age is one of the predominant factors; eating disorders are common in males and females of all ages. However, young adults have been reported in most of the studies to be at risk of eating disorders (17). In the current study, age was a significant predictor of ED in female students only; young girls were comparatively more at risk compared to their senior counterparts.…”

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Tendency towards Eating Disorders and associated sex-specific risk factors among university students

Din¹,

Iqbal²,

Khan³

et al. 2019

Archives of Neuropsychiatry

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Introduction: Eating disorders have frequently been reported among young adults including university students. Detailed information on the prevalence and associated gender-specific determinants of eating disorders are lacking, particularly among students in the north western region of Pakistan. The current cross-sectional study was designed to fill this gap in the literature. Methods: Total of 672 students (female: 56%, age range: 18-26 years) were enrolled and data collected between October 2016 and December 2017. The 26 items Eating Attitude Test (EAT-26), Diet quality Index-International (DQI-I), 10 items Rosenberg's self-esteem scale (SES), Stunkard Figure Rating Scale, 19-items Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) and Global Physical Activity Questionnaire (GPAQ) were used. Body composition and anthropometry were determined using standardized tools. A cutoff of ≥20 EAT-26 score was used to assess the tendency towards eating disorders (EDT). Data was analyzed using appropriate statistical tests. Results: Mean (SD) age of the respondents was 21.7±2 years. Total of 103 (15.3%) students showed EDT with no statistical difference between sexes. Students with EDT had a much lower diet quality than normal students (p<0.001). Risk factors for EDT, in female students included young age (<20 years), on-campus residency, discordant body image and poor sleep quality, while those for males were vigorous lifestyle, insufficient monthly allowance, poor sleep quality and peer pressure. Conclusions: A significant number of students showed a tendency towards an unhealthy eating attitude with some sex-specific risk factors. These students had poorer diet quality than normal students. Support to encourage healthy attitudes to eating and better diet quality could help to avert the development of clinical eating disorders.

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confidence: 39%

Tendency towards Eating Disorders and associated sex-specific risk factors among university students

Din¹,

Iqbal²,

Khan³

et al. 2019

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“…Thus, the present study provides further insights into potential targets for the tailoring of dietary interventions, including aspects of food literacy, such as food shopping behaviours. Lastly, our findings highlight the need for future research to explore the use of food liking measures to predict prospective diet–disease relationships and whether the use of food liking measures aids in the understanding of complex eating behaviours, such as disordered eating and emotional eating, that are increasingly prevalent in young adult populations [ 50 , 51 ].…”

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Demographic, Behavioural and Anthropometric Correlates of Food Liking: A Cross-sectional Analysis of Young Adults

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The degree to which foods are liked or disliked is associated with dietary intake and health behaviours. However, most food liking research has focused on single foods and nutrients and few studies have examined associations with demographics and health behaviours. Thus, this study aimed to investigate the association between food liking and socio-demographics, health behaviours, diet quality and body mass index (BMI) in a sample of young Australian adults. Data from 1728 undergraduate students (21.8 (standard deviation [SD] 6.0) years; 76% female) were used. Food liking scores and a diet quality index (Dietary Guideline Index, DGI) were estimated from a Food Liking Questionnaire and Food Frequency Questionnaire (FFQ), respectively. Multivariate linear regression analyses were used to assess the association between food liking and correlates. Young adults with higher liking for encouraged core foods were older, female, did their own food shopping, consumed less packaged foods and had better diet quality. Higher liking for discretionary foods and beverages was associated with less healthy behaviours, such as smoking, higher BMI and lower diet quality. These results suggest that food liking measures may offer an appropriate methodology for understanding influences on young adults’ food choices, adding to the body of literature investigating the potential for food liking scores to assess diet–disease relationships.

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“…Disordered eating also leads to diverse psychological and behavioral consequences, e.g. severe stress, low self-esteem, mood disorders, personality problems, and alcohol and drug abuse 11,16,17,18,19 .…”

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“…risk for eating disorders, abnormal eating attitudes) in the literature. Among validated questionnaires worldwide 7,19,20 , Eating Attitude Test (EAT) and Bulimic Investigatory Test of Edinburgh 7,19,20 had their psychometric properties evaluated for adolescents in Brazilian context 21,22 . All of them were developed in the context of clinical eating disorders screening, and EAT, specifically, has many limitations 23 .…”

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Item Response Theory-based validation of a short form of the Disordered Eating Attitude Scale (DEAS-s) to a Brazilian sample

2020

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This study aimed to validate a short version of the Disordered Eating Attitude Scale (DEAS-s). To this end, 2,902 adult individuals answered the original DEAS and informed age, weight, and height. Data were analyzed using the full-information factor analysis and Item Response Theory (IRT) analysis. Exclusion criteria retained items with adequate values of commonality and factor loadings. Estimation of IRT parameters, the Item Characteristic Curve (ICC), and test information guided the selection of the best quality items. The final model adjustment was evaluated using Root Mean Square Error of Approximation (RMSEA), Standardized Root Mean Square Residual (SRMSR), Comparative Fit Index (CFI), and Tucker-Lewis Index (TLI). The eating attitudes on each level of DEAS-s were described. The analyses were performed on R software and Microsoft Excel version 2013. As results, six items were excluded because of the low communalities and factor loadings, and one more was excluded because of an overlapping on the ICC. The remaining 17 items explained 0.53 of the total variance and had an adequate goodness-of-fit (RMSEA = 0.05; SRMSR = 0.05; CFI = 0.98; TLI = 0.98). The information test is more accurate between the scores 0 and +3. Scores higher or equal to 1.5 identified individuals with disordered eating attitudes. Women, older individuals, and those with a higher body mass index presented more disordered eating; thus, the one-dimensional and short version of DEAS showed a suitable adjustment and may contribute to properly evaluate disordered eating in diverse populations.

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Evaluation of disordered eating tendencies in young adults

Abstract: Level V (cross-sectional descriptive study).

Cited by 66 publications

References 68 publications

Tendency towards Eating Disorders and associated sex-specific risk factors among university students

Tendency towards Eating Disorders and associated sex-specific risk factors among university students

Demographic, Behavioural and Anthropometric Correlates of Food Liking: A Cross-sectional Analysis of Young Adults

Item Response Theory-based validation of a short form of the Disordered Eating Attitude Scale (DEAS-s) to a Brazilian sample

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