COVID-19 pandemic lockdown and problematic eating behaviors in a student population.
- Flaudias V 1Department of Psychiatry, CHU Clermont-Ferrand, University of Clermont Auvergne, EA 7280, Clermont-Ferrand, France.
- Iceta S 2Quebec Heart and Lung Institute (IUCPQ), Québec, QC, G1V 4G5, Canada.
- Zerhouni O 5Département de Psychologie, Laboratoire Parisien de Psychologie Sociale, University Paris Nanterre, Nanterre, France.
- Rodgers RF 6Department of Applied Psychology, APPEAR, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, USA.
- Billieux J 14Department of Emergency Psychiatry and Post-Acute Care, CHRU Montpellier/INSERM U1061, University of Montpellier, Montpellier, France.
- Llorca PM 1Department of Psychiatry, CHU Clermont-Ferrand, University of Clermont Auvergne, EA 7280, Clermont-Ferrand, France.
- Boudesseul J 7Institute of Psychology, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland.
- de Chazeron I 1Department of Psychiatry, CHU Clermont-Ferrand, University of Clermont Auvergne, EA 7280, Clermont-Ferrand, France.
- Romo L 8Instituto de Investigación Científica, Facultad de Psicología, Universidad de Lima, Lima, Peru.
- Maurage P 10CMME GHU Paris Psychiatrie et Neurosciences, Paris, France.
- Samalin L 1Department of Psychiatry, CHU Clermont-Ferrand, University of Clermont Auvergne, EA 7280, Clermont-Ferrand, France.
- Bègue L 11Louvain Experimental Psychopathology Research Group, Psychological Sciences Research Institute, UCLouvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium.
- Naassila M 12LIPC2S, Université Grenoble Alpes, Saint-Martin-d'Hères, France.
- Brousse G 1Department of Psychiatry, CHU Clermont-Ferrand, University of Clermont Auvergne, EA 7280, Clermont-Ferrand, France.
- Guillaume S 13Université de Picardie Jules Verne, Unité INSERM UMR 1247, Groupe de Recherche sur l'Alcool & les Pharmacodépendances, Centre Universitaire de Recherche en Santé, 80025, Amiens, France.
- 2020-09-25
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- Journal of behavioral addictions. - 2020
COVID-19 pandemic lockdown
eating disorder
problematic eating behaviors, binge eating
student
Adult
Betacoronavirus
Coronavirus Infections
Feeding and Eating Disorders
Female
France
Humans
Male
Pandemics
Pneumonia, Viral
Quarantine
Students
Surveys and Questionnaires
Young Adult
English
Background and aims
Since mid-March 2020, over 3 billion people have been confined as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Problematic eating behaviors are likely to be impacted by the pandemic through multiple pathways. This study examined the relationships between stress related to lockdown measures and binge eating and dietary restriction in a population of French students during the first week of confinement.
Methods
A sample of undergraduate students (N = 5,738) completed an online questionnaire 7 days after lockdown measures were introduced. The survey comprised variables related to lockdown measures and the COVID-19-pandemic, mood, stress, body image, binge eating and dietary restriction during the past 7 days, as well as intent to binge eat and restrict in the following 15 days.
Results
Stress related to the lockdown was associated with greater likelihood of binge eating and dietary restriction over the past week and intentions to binge eat and restrict over the next 15 days. Greater exposure to COVID-19-related media was associated with increased eating restriction over the past week. Binge eating and restriction (past and intentions) were associated with established risk factors, including female gender, low impulse regulation, high body dissatisfaction, and having a concurrent probable eating disorder.
Discussion and conclusion
The higher the stress related to the first week of confinement, the higher the risk of problematic eating behaviors among students, particularly those characterized by eating-related concerns. Screening for risk factors and providing targeted interventions might help decrease problematic eating behaviors among those who are most vulnerable.
Since mid-March 2020, over 3 billion people have been confined as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Problematic eating behaviors are likely to be impacted by the pandemic through multiple pathways. This study examined the relationships between stress related to lockdown measures and binge eating and dietary restriction in a population of French students during the first week of confinement.
Methods
A sample of undergraduate students (N = 5,738) completed an online questionnaire 7 days after lockdown measures were introduced. The survey comprised variables related to lockdown measures and the COVID-19-pandemic, mood, stress, body image, binge eating and dietary restriction during the past 7 days, as well as intent to binge eat and restrict in the following 15 days.
Results
Stress related to the lockdown was associated with greater likelihood of binge eating and dietary restriction over the past week and intentions to binge eat and restrict over the next 15 days. Greater exposure to COVID-19-related media was associated with increased eating restriction over the past week. Binge eating and restriction (past and intentions) were associated with established risk factors, including female gender, low impulse regulation, high body dissatisfaction, and having a concurrent probable eating disorder.
Discussion and conclusion
The higher the stress related to the first week of confinement, the higher the risk of problematic eating behaviors among students, particularly those characterized by eating-related concerns. Screening for risk factors and providing targeted interventions might help decrease problematic eating behaviors among those who are most vulnerable.
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- English
- Open access status
- gold
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- DOI 10.1556/2006.2020.00053
- PMID 32976112
- Persistent URL
- https://folia.unifr.ch/global/documents/293593
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