Gender differences in the magnitude of the associations between eating disorders symptoms and depression and anxiety symptoms. Results from a community sample of adolescents

Sidor, Alexandra; Baba, Cătălin; Marton-Vasarhelyi, Emanuela; Cherecheș, Răzvan Mircea

doi:10.3109/09638237.2015.1022250

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“…Both sexes demonstrate similar levels of cognitive inflexibility, elevated perfectionism, and have similar age of onset, weight at initial treatment presentation, and prognosis (Fernández‐Aranda et al, ; Goddard, Carral‐Fernandez, Denneny, Campbell, & Treasure, ; Welch, Ghaderi, & Swenne, ). Men and women with EDs demonstrate similar patterns of association between disordered eating symptoms and symptoms of generalized anxiety and depression (Sidor, Baba, Marton‐Vasarhelyi, & Chereches, ).…”

Section: Sex Disparitiesmentioning

confidence: 98%

Application of network analysis to investigate sex differences in interactive systems of eating‐disorder psychopathology

Perko

Forbush

Siew

et al. 2019

Intl J Eating Disorders

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Objective Although men comprise 25% of persons with eating disorders (EDs), most research has focused on understanding EDs in women. The theoretical framework underlying common ED treatment has not been rigorously tested in men. The purpose of this study was to compare the interconnectivity among ED symptoms in men versus women. Method Participants (N = 1,348; 50% men) were individuals with anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge‐eating disorder, or other specified feeding or eating disorder who were users of Recovery Record, a smartphone app for monitoring ED symptoms. Participants were matched on age and duration of illness. Network analysis was used to create networks of symptoms for both sexes. Strength centrality, network stability, and bootstrapped centrality differences were tested. The network comparison test (NCT) was used to identify sex differences between networks. Key players analysis was used to compare fragmentation of each network. Results For both sexes, items related to binge eating and restricting emerged as highest in strength centrality. The NCT identified significant differences global strength (p = .03) but not network invariance (p = .06) suggesting that although the structure of the networks was not statistically different, the strength of the connections within the network was greater for women. Key players analysis indicated that both networks were similarly disrupted when important nodes within the network were removed. Discussion Findings suggested that there are more similarities than differences in networks of EDs in men and women. Results have important clinical implications by supporting theoretical underpinnings of cognitive‐behavioral models of EDs in both men and women.

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Section: Sex Disparitiesmentioning

confidence: 98%

Application of network analysis to investigate sex differences in interactive systems of eating‐disorder psychopathology

Perko

Forbush

Siew

et al. 2019

Intl J Eating Disorders

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“…Recent epidemiological research has shown that prevalence of EDs among adolescents is estimated to be 0.3% for anorexia nervosa (AN), 0.9% for bulimia nervosa (BN), and 1.6% for binge eating disorder (BED) 13,14. Notwithstanding an increase of incidence of EDs in adolescent males over the last few decades,15 EDs predominantly affect female adolescents, with a rate of 5.7% for girls versus 1.2% for boys;16 moreover, adolescent girls usually show more severe symptoms of AN, BN, and BED if compared to same-age boys 17…”

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Family profiles in eating disorders: family functioning and psychopathology

Cerniglia¹,

Cimino²,

Tafà³

et al. 2017

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Research has studied family functioning in families of patients suffering from eating disorders (EDs), particularly investigating the associations between mothers’ and daughters’ psychopathological symptoms, but limited studies have examined whether there are specific maladaptive psychological profiles characterizing the family as a whole when it includes adolescents with anorexia nervosa (AN), bulimia nervosa (BN), and binge eating disorder (BED). Through the collaboration of a network of public and private consultants, we recruited n=181 adolescents diagnosed for EDs (n=61 with AN, n=60 with BN, and n=60 with BEDs) and their parents. Mothers, fathers, and youths were assessed through a self-report measure evaluating family functioning, and adolescents completed a self-report questionnaire assessing psycho-pathological symptoms. Results showed specific family functioning and psychopathological profiles based on adolescents’ diagnosis. Regression analyses also showed that family functioning characterized by rigidity predicted higher psychopathological symptoms. Our study underlines the importance of involving all members of the family in assessment and intervention programs when adolescent offspring suffer from EDs.

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“…There have been no reports on the association between Bmi and depression in patients with CF. The literature mainly contains reports on the relationship between depression and overweight/ /obesity or anorexia [21,22]. in patients with cystic fibrosis, Bmi is a measure of physical well-being and good health control.…”

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Identification of factors determining anxiety, depression and aggression, with particular emphasis on pain in Polish adolescents and young adults with cystic fibrosis

Cepuch¹,

Tomaszek²,

Pawlik³

2018

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Background. The prolonged survival of patients with cystic fibrosis leads to the search for predictors that determine their physical health and functioning in social and psycho-emotional areas, and allows for better understanding of the mutual interactions. Objectives. The aim of the study was to assess the incidence of pain in patients with CF and clinical determinants of anxiety, depression and aggression. Material and methods. The study covered 95 patients with CF aged 14-25 years. The analysis included: the intensity of pain (numeric rating scale), the level of anxiety, depression and aggression (hospital anxiety and depression scale), the quality of sleep (athens insomnia scale), FeV 1 and Bmi. Results. 42.1% (n = 40) of patients with CF experienced pain, mainly moderate (n = 18; 45%) and severe (n = 14; 35%). in these patients, significantly higher median anxiety scores (6 vs 4) and median depression scores (3.5 vs 2) were recorded than in subjects without pain. Factors considerably determining anxiety scores were ais scores (ß = 0.56) and sex (ß = 0.22), while depression scores were determined by ais scores (ß = 0.56), Bmi (ß =-0.20) and pain intensity (ß = 0.20). in turn, sex (ß = 0.30) and ais scores (ß = 0.19) had an influence on aggression scores. Conclusions. pain occurs in a large proportion of patients with CF. Factors determining emotional disorders in patients with CF are pain, female sex, quality of sleep and body weight. anxiety, depression and aggression have always been accompanied by poorer sleep quality.

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Gender differences in the magnitude of the associations between eating disorders symptoms and depression and anxiety symptoms. Results from a community sample of adolescents

Abstract: Our results show an urgent need to address EDs prevention in adolescent girls and boys from the community.

Cited by 9 publications

References 17 publications

Application of network analysis to investigate sex differences in interactive systems of eating‐disorder psychopathology

Application of network analysis to investigate sex differences in interactive systems of eating‐disorder psychopathology

Family profiles in eating disorders: family functioning and psychopathology

Identification of factors determining anxiety, depression and aggression, with particular emphasis on pain in Polish adolescents and young adults with cystic fibrosis

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