Problematic usage of the internet and eating disorder and related psychopathology: A multifaceted, systematic review and meta-analysis

NEUROSCIENCE AND BIOBEHAVIORAL REVIEWS

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Ioannidis, Konstantinos^1,2,3  Taylor, Charlotte²  Holt, Leah⁴  Brown, Kate²  Lochner, Christine^5,7  Fineberg, Naomi A.⁶  Corazza, Ornella^8,9  Chamberlain, Samuel R.^10,11  Roman-Urrestarazu, Andres^1,2,3  Czabanowska, Katarzyna^3,12 

[1] Univ Cambridge, Dept Psychiat, Cambridge, England

[2] Cambridge & Peterborough NHS Fdn Trust, Cambridge, England

[3] Maastricht Univ, Care & Publ Hlth Res Inst, Dept Int Hlth, Maastricht, Netherlands

[4] North East London Fdn Trust, London, England

[5] Univ Stellenbosch, Dept Psychiat, SU UCT MRC Unit Risk & Resilience Mental Disorde, Stellenbosch, South Africa

[6] Univ Hertfordshire, Hatfield, Herts, England

[7] Hertfordshire Partnership Univ NHS Fdn Trust, Hatfield, Herts, England

[8] Univ Hertfordshire, Dept Clin & Pharmaceut Sci, Hatfield, Herts, England

[9] Sapienza Univ Rome, Dept Med Surg Sci & Biotechnol, Rome, Italy

[10] Univ Southampton, Dept Psychiat, Southampton, Hants, England

[11] Southern Hlth NHS Fdn Trust, Southampton, Hants, England

[12] Jagiellonian Univ, Inst Publ Hlth, Fac Hlth Sci, Krakow, Poland

关键词: Eating disorder;    Problematic internet use;    Internet addiction;    Exercise addiction;    Cyberbullying;    Restrained eating;    Drive for thinness;    Thinspiration;    Body dissatisfaction;    Weight;    BMI;   

DOI  :  10.1016/j.neubiorev.2021.03.005

来源: Elsevier

【 摘 要 】

Eating disorders are widespread illnesses with significant impact. There is growing concern about how those at risk of eating disorders overuse online resources to their detriment. We conducted a pre-registered systematic review and meta-analysis of studies examining Problematic Usage of the Internet (PUI) and eating disorder and related psychopathology. The meta-analysis comprised n = 32,295 participants, in which PUI was correlated with significant eating disorder general psychopathology Pearson r = 0.22 (s.e. = 0.04, p < 0.001), body dissatisfaction r = 0.16 (s.e. = 0.02, p < 0.001), drive-for-thinness r = 0.16 (s.e. = 0.04, p < 0.001) and dietary restraint r = 0.18 (s.e. = 0.03). Effects were not moderated by gender, PUI facet or study quality. Results are in support of PUI impacting on eating disorder symptoms; males may be equally vulnerable to these potential effects. Prospective and experimental studies in the field suggest that small but significant effects exist and may have accumulative influence over time and across all age groups. Those findings are important to expand our understanding of PUI as a multifaceted concept and its impact on multiple levels of ascertainment of eating disorder and related psychopathology.

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