Life course, sociocultural factors and disordered eating in adult Mexican women

Bojórquez, Ietza; Bustos, Joyce; Valdez, Verónica E.; Unikel, Claudia

doi:10.1016/j.appet.2017.11.085

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“…Living alone was also independently correlated with this ED type in women; however, in a clinical sample of women with ED, those living with a partner reported a higher frequency of purging behaviour and generally presented greater ED symptomatology and psychopathology compared with their peers living alone 28. The correlation between marital status and ED has been suggested to depend on overweight status 29. Next, in adjusted models in both men and women, having postsecondary education displayed significant inverse associations with all ED subtypes except restrictive ED, whereas being a student displayed a significant positive association only with restrictive ED.…”

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Sociodemographic correlates of eating disorder subtypes among men and women in France, with a focus on age

Andreeva

Tavolacci

Galán

et al. 2018

J Epidemiol Community Health

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BackgroundOn the population level, the association of age and other sociodemographic factors with eating disorders (ED) is unclear.MethodsWe used cross-sectional data from the French general population-based NutriNet-Santé e-cohort (n=49 603 adults; 76.3% women; mean age=50.4±14.6 years). ED were evaluated in 2014 with the 5-item SCOFF screening questionnaire and the Expali algorithmic tool. Likely cases of restrictive, bulimic, hyperphagic and other ED were the dependent variables. Age, marital status, education, occupation, physical activity and smoking were the independent variables. Associations were estimated via gender-stratified multivariable polytomous logistic regression.ResultsAmong women, age displayed inverse linear associations with both restrictive and bulimic ED, underscoring 18–25 years as the most vulnerable period (adjusted OR=3.37, 95% CI: 2.24 to 5.08 for restrictive ED; adjusted OR=2.98, 95% CI: 2.37 to 3.74 for bulimic ED, respectively). A similar association was observed in men regarding bulimic ED. In women, age was not associated with hyperphagic ED for which living alone, low education, low physical activity, being a homemaker/disabled/unemployed/retired, a manual worker or a former/current smoker had increased importance. In men, 18–39 years emerged as the least vulnerable period regarding hyperphagic ED (adjusted OR=0.74, 95% CI: 0.56 to 0.99). Across gender, having postsecondary education had significant inverse associations with all except restrictive ED, whereas being a student had a significant positive association with restrictive ED.ConclusionsThe findings support gender-specific associations of age with four ED subtypes and could inform future prevention initiatives targeting specific ED among specific age groups.Trial registration numberNCT03335644; Pre-results.

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Sociodemographic correlates of eating disorder subtypes among men and women in France, with a focus on age

Andreeva

Tavolacci

Galán

et al. 2018

J Epidemiol Community Health

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“…Although these studies' positive and null findings could be interpreted as reflecting a combination of Type I error and true null results, it is important to note that participants' ages ranged by 20 to 48 years within cohorts (Bojorquez et al, 2018;Mangweth-Matzek et al, 2014). Thus, cross-sectional designs have confounded cohort effects with developmental effects.…”

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“…Cross-sectional designs have produced largely mixed results regarding the association between life roles and disordered eating in adult samples. For example, being married predicted decreased eating pathology in one study of women (Bojorquez et al, 2018) but not another (Mangweth-Matzek et al, 2014), and neither study supported an association between being a parent and disordered eating (e.g., Bojorquez et al, 2018;Mangweth-Matzek et al, 2014). A review (Mitchison & Hay, 2014) found an equal number of studies supporting a positive and a negative association between higher educational attainment and disordered eating and concluded there was no significant association between the two variables.…”

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How changing life roles predict eating disorder pathology over 30-year follow-up.

Wick¹,

Brown²,

Fitzgerald³

et al. 2021

Journal of Abnormal Psychology

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Epidemiological data support higher prevalence of eating disorders in midlife than previously believed. Yet, few studies have examined risk factors unique to adult development. The present study examined how changes in life roles (educational, marital, and parental status) predicted disordered eating as participants transitioned from their 20s to their 50s. Participants (N = 624 women and N = 276 men) completed baseline assessments in college and at 10-, 20-, and 30-year follow-up, with 72% of women and 67% of men completing 30-year follow-up. Multilevel models examined how changes in life roles predicted changes in disordered eating. For women, obtaining a graduate degree predicted decreased eating pathology initially but over time predicted subsequent increases in Drive for Thinness. Men’s eating pathology was not affected by obtaining a graduate degree. Changes in marital status demonstrated no significant association with disordered eating for either gender. Becoming a parent predicted a significant decrease in Drive for Thinness at the subsequent assessment but no further declines with age, whereas those who never had children showed significant decreases in both Drive for Thinness and Bulimia with age. For both women and men, becoming a parent may decrease the importance of shape and weight as sources of self-evaluation. However, women obtaining advanced degrees and parents may experience shifts in eating pathology related to the “Career-and-Care-Crunch” according to Mehta and colleagues’ (2020) recent conceptualization of adult developmental stages. Pending independent replication, future research might design interventions for those whose role transitions put them at greater risk for disordered eating during midlife.

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Impact of parenthood on eating pathology in young adults

Meier,

Apon,

Van Hoeken

et al. 2024

Intl J Eating Disorders

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ObjectiveFew studies investigated parenthood as a predictor of eating pathology in young adulthood. We studied the association between parenthood, in the first year after becoming a parent and beyond, and eating pathology. Furthermore, we examined whether moving in together with a partner affected this association.MethodThis study used data of four measurement waves from TRAILS (Tracking Adolescents' Individual Lives Survey), a Dutch community cohort study (N = 2229) from preadolescence into young adulthood. The Eating Disorder Diagnostic Scale (EDDS), a measure to assess eating pathology, was assessed at ages 22, 26, and 29. Risk for eating disorder was assessed at age 19. Pregnant participants were excluded.ResultsParenthood was not associated with an increase of eating pathology in the first year after becoming a parent and beyond. Instead, parents were more likely to report being free from eating pathology symptoms compared to childless individuals (OR 2.07, 95% CI: 1.11–3.84). Among those who reported experiencing at least one eating problem, parenthood was not associated with the number of eating problems. Moving in together with a partner did not alter the association between parenthood and eating problems and neither did this association differ between males and females.DiscussionParenthood in young adulthood was associated with a decreased risk of having eating pathology.Public Significance StatementIn this longitudinal study among young adults, parenthood was not associated with the development of eating pathology.

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Life course, sociocultural factors and disordered eating in adult Mexican women

Cited by 4 publications

References 50 publications

Sociodemographic correlates of eating disorder subtypes among men and women in France, with a focus on age

Sociodemographic correlates of eating disorder subtypes among men and women in France, with a focus on age

How changing life roles predict eating disorder pathology over 30-year follow-up.

Impact of parenthood on eating pathology in young adults

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