Low social interactions in eating disorder patients in childhood and adulthood: a multi-centre European case control study

Isabel Krug, Eva Penelo, Fernando Fernandez-Aranda, Marija Anderluh, Laura Bellodi, Elena Cellini, Milena di Bernardo, Roser Granero, Andreas Karwautz, Benedetta Nacmias, Valdo Ricca, Sandro Sorbi, Kate Tchanturia, Gudrun Wagner, David Collier, Janet Treasure

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Abstract

The objective of this article was to examine lifestyle behaviours in eating disorder (ED) patients and healthy controls. A total of 801 ED patients and 727 healthy controls from five European countries completed the questions related to lifestyle behaviours of the Cross-Cultural Questionnaire (CCQ). For children, the ED sample exhibited more solitary activities (rigorously doing homework [p<0.001] and watching TV [p<0.05] and less socializing with friends [p<0.05]) than the healthy control group and this continued in adulthood. There were minimal differences across ED sub-diagnoses and various cross-cultural differences emerged. Reduced social activities may be an important risk and maintaining factor for ED symptomatology.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)26-37
Number of pages12
JournalJournal of Health Psychology
Volume18
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jan 2013

Keywords

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Case-Control Studies
  • Cultural Characteristics
  • Eating Disorders
  • Europe
  • Female
  • Health Behavior
  • Humans
  • Interpersonal Relations
  • Male
  • Questionnaires
  • Young Adult

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