Daly, Michael and Costigan, Erin (2022) Trends in eating disorder risk among U.S. college students, 2013–2021. Psychiatry Research, 317. ISSN 0165-1781

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Abstract

Despite concerns about rising rates of mental health problems among college students in recent years, little is known about trends in eating disorder (ED). This study examined data from the 2013–2020/2021 Healthy Minds Study (HMS), a large study of US college students (N = 267,599). Students completed the SCOFF scale, a validated measure of ED symptoms. From 2013 to 2020/2021 the prevalence of ED risk increased significantly from 15% to 28% (13% increase, 95% CI, 12.2–13.9) with young, female, and Hispanic students experiencing the largest increases. ED risk increased significantly by 3 percentage points (95% CI, 1.7–4.2) during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Item Type:	Article
Keywords:	ED; eating disorder; HMS; Healthy Minds Study;
Academic Unit:	Faculty of Science and Engineering > Psychology
Item ID:	19142
Identification Number:	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2022.114882
Depositing User:	Michael Daly
Date Deposited:	04 Nov 2024 11:43
Journal or Publication Title:	Psychiatry Research
Publisher:	Elsevier
Refereed:	Yes
URI:	Publisher
Use Licence:	This item is available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike Licence (CC BY-NC-SA). Details of this licence are available here

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