Loneliness is associated with eating disorders among a national sample of U.S. college students during the COVID-19 pandemic.

IF 1.6 4区医学 Q2 EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH Journal of American College Health Pub Date : 2025-02-01 Epub Date: 2023-07-24 DOI:10.1080/07448481.2023.2232872

Kyle T Ganson, Kelly Cuccolo, Jason M Nagata

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Abstract

Objective: To identify the association between loneliness and eating disorder symptomatology among a national sample of U.S. college students during COVID-19.

Participants: Cross-sectional data from the 2020-2021 Healthy Minds Study (N = 96,645) were analyzed.

Methods: Loneliness was measured using the UCLA 3-item Loneliness Scale and eating disorder symptomology was measured using the SCOFF questionnaire. Multiple modified Poisson regression analyses were conducted, adjusting for confounding variables.

Results: Greater loneliness was associated with both a positive eating disorder screen (risk ratio [RR] 1.09, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.09-1.10) and greater number of eating disorder symptoms (RR 1.07, 95% CI 1.06-1.08). Gender modified this relationship, and men who endorsed greater loneliness had higher risk of eating disorder symptomatology compared to women.

Conclusions: Loneliness during the COVID-19 pandemic was associated with a greater risk of eating disorder symptomatology among college students. Findings underscore the need for social support and eating disorders programming on college campuses.

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在 COVID-19 大流行期间，孤独与美国大学生饮食失调有关。

目的在 COVID-19 期间，确定美国大学生全国样本中孤独感与饮食失调症状之间的关联：分析2020-2021年健康心理研究（N = 96,645）的横断面数据：孤独感采用加州大学洛杉矶分校的 3 项孤独感量表进行测量，饮食失调症状采用 SCOFF 问卷进行测量。在对混杂变量进行调整后，进行了多重修正泊松回归分析：结果：更多的孤独感与饮食失调筛查阳性（风险比 [RR] 1.09，95% 置信区间 [CI] 1.09-1.10）和更多的饮食失调症状（RR 1.07，95% 置信区间 1.06-1.08）相关。性别改变了这一关系，与女性相比，孤独感更强的男性患饮食失调症状的风险更高：结论：在COVID-19大流行期间，大学生的孤独感与饮食失调症状的高风险有关。研究结果表明，大学校园需要社会支持和饮食失调课程。

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期刊介绍： Binge drinking, campus violence, eating disorders, sexual harassment: Today"s college students face challenges their parents never imagined. The Journal of American College Health, the only scholarly publication devoted entirely to college students" health, focuses on these issues, as well as use of tobacco and other drugs, sexual habits, psychological problems, and guns on campus, as well as the students... Published in cooperation with the American College Health Association, the Journal of American College Health is a must read for physicians, nurses, health educators, and administrators who are involved with students every day.