School of Health in Social Science, University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
School of Health in Social Science, University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; NHS Lothian CAMHS, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
Eat Behav. 2022 Aug;46:101660. doi: 10.1016/j.eatbeh.2022.101660. Epub 2022 Aug 1.
Research suggests that the COVID-19 pandemic is negatively impacting mental health, with rates of eating disorder referrals in particular rising steeply during the pandemic. This study aimed to examine 8-month changes in body image and disordered eating during the COVID-19 pandemic, and explore whether any changes were moderated by gender, age, or eating disorder history. This study used a longitudinal survey design in which 587 adults living in the UK (85 % women; mean age = 32.87 years) completed assessments every two months over five timepoints from May/June 2020 to January/February 2021. Measures included body esteem, disordered eating, and psychological distress. Mixed effect models showed small but significant improvements in body esteem and disordered eating symptoms from May/June 2020 to January/February 2021. These improvements were independent of changes in psychological distress, and did not vary by gender, age or eating disorder history. Whilst poor body image and disordered eating may have been elevated in the early period of the pandemic, this study suggests improvements, rather than worsening, of these outcomes over time. This may reflect adaptation to this changing context.
研究表明，新冠疫情对心理健康产生负面影响，特别是在疫情期间，饮食障碍的转诊率急剧上升。本研究旨在探讨新冠疫情期间身体意象和饮食障碍的 8 个月变化，并探索这些变化是否受到性别、年龄或饮食障碍史的调节。本研究采用纵向调查设计，587 名居住在英国的成年人（85%为女性；平均年龄为 32.87 岁）在 2020 年 5 月/6 月至 2021 年 1 月/2 月的五个时间点上每两个月完成一次评估。测量包括身体自尊、饮食障碍和心理困扰。混合效应模型显示，从 2020 年 5 月/6 月到 2021 年 1 月/2 月，身体自尊和饮食障碍症状有较小但显著的改善。这些改善与心理困扰的变化无关，也不受性别、年龄或饮食障碍史的影响。尽管在疫情早期，身体形象不佳和饮食障碍可能有所加剧，但本研究表明，这些结果随着时间的推移有所改善，而不是恶化。这可能反映了对这种不断变化的环境的适应。
