Eating disorders, disordered eating, and body image research in New Zealand: a scoping review

Journal of Eating Disorders

Research

Michaela A. Pettie¹  Martin A. Kennedy¹  Cynthia M. Bulik²  Lana Cleland³  Hannah L. Kennedy³  Jennifer Jordan⁴ 

[1] Department of Pathology and Biomedical Science, University of Otago, Christchurch, New Zealand;Department of Psychiatry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, USA;Department of Nutrition, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, USA;Department Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden;Department of Psychological Medicine, University of Otago, PO Box 4345, 8140, Christchurch, New Zealand;Department of Psychological Medicine, University of Otago, PO Box 4345, 8140, Christchurch, New Zealand;Mental Health Clinical Research Unit, Te Whatu Ora, Waitaha, Christchurch, New Zealand;

关键词: Eating disorders;    Anorexia nervosa;    Bulimia nervosa;    Binge eating disorder;    Scoping review;    New Zealand;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s40337-022-00728-1

 received in 2022-11-18, accepted in 2022-12-25,  发布年份 2022

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundThe prevention and treatment of eating disorders relies on an extensive body of research that includes various foci and methodologies. This scoping review identified relevant studies of eating disorders, body image, and disordered eating with New Zealand samples; charted the methodologies, sample characteristics, and findings reported; and identified several gaps that should be addressed by further research.MethodsUsing scoping review methodology, two databases were searched for studies examining eating disorders, disordered eating, or body image with New Zealand samples. Snowball methods were further used to identify additional relevant articles that did not appear in initial searches. Two independent reviewers screened the titles and abstracts of 473 records. Full text assessment of the remaining 251 records resulted in 148 peer-reviewed articles being identified as eligible for the final review. A search of institutional databases yielded 106 Masters and Doctoral theses for assessment, with a total of 47 theses being identified as eligible for the final review. The included studies were classified by methodology, and the extracted information included the study foci, data collected, sample size, demographic information, and key findings.ResultsThe eligible studies examined a variety of eating disorder categories including binge-eating disorder, bulimia nervosa, and anorexia nervosa, in addition to disordered eating behaviours and body image in nonclinical or community samples. Methodologies included treatment trials, secondary analysis of existing datasets, non-treatment experimental interventions, cross-sectional observation, case-control studies, qualitative and mixed-methods studies, and case studies or series. Across all of the studies, questionnaire and interview data were most commonly utilised. A wide range of sample sizes were evident, and studies often reported all-female or mostly-female participants, with minimal inclusion of males and gender minorities. There was also an underrepresentation of minority ethnicities in many studies, highlighting the need for future research to increase diversity within samples.ConclusionThis study provides a comprehensive and detailed overview of research into eating disorders and body image in New Zealand, while highlighting important considerations for both local and international research.

【 授权许可】

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