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Presentation Type
Presentation
Full Name of Faculty Mentor
Sharon Thompson, Health Sciences
Major
Biochemistry
Presentation Abstract
Many young men and women on college campuses struggle with eating disorders such as bulimia nervosa, anorexia nervosa, binge eating disorder, and other forms of disordered eating. The prevalence of eating disorders in women has climbed from 31.8% in 2018 to 51.8% in 2021, while the prevalence of eating disorders in men has jumped from 13% in 2009 to 31.3% in 2021. (Tavolacci et al., 2021). Eating disorders are the second most fatal mental illness in the United States, with around 26% of those affected attempting suicide (Arcelus, 2011). Not only have researchers been unable to ascertain the prevalence of eating disorders on a college campus, but there is also a need to further investigate the consequences of social media and the new concern of COVID-19 on the affected population. As a result of public health attempts to contain the pandemic through quarantine, social media engagement grew considerably by 50% during COVID-19 (Beech, 2020). Researchers for the T.I.D.E.S Project (Treatment, Insurance, Disordered Eating, and Social Media) created a comprehensive survey, which included several self-administrable screening tools including: Stanford-Washington University Eating Disorder Screen, Corona Disease Anxiety Scale, and the Motivations for Electronic Interaction Scale. The survey was administered in undergraduate classes via paper-pencil and also promoted online. Results will follow.
Location
Room 3 (BRTH 114)
Start Date
12-4-2022 3:20 PM
End Date
12-4-2022 3:40 PM
Disciplines
Health and Medical Administration
Recommended Citation
Ghering, Trinity; Bretton, Adam; and Chapman, McKinley, "Eating Disorders on College Campuses: Effects of Social Media and COVID-19 Concerns" (2022). Undergraduate Research Competition. 31.
https://digitalcommons.coastal.edu/ugrc/2022/fullconference/31
Eating Disorders on College Campuses: Effects of Social Media and COVID-19 Concerns
Room 3 (BRTH 114)
Many young men and women on college campuses struggle with eating disorders such as bulimia nervosa, anorexia nervosa, binge eating disorder, and other forms of disordered eating. The prevalence of eating disorders in women has climbed from 31.8% in 2018 to 51.8% in 2021, while the prevalence of eating disorders in men has jumped from 13% in 2009 to 31.3% in 2021. (Tavolacci et al., 2021). Eating disorders are the second most fatal mental illness in the United States, with around 26% of those affected attempting suicide (Arcelus, 2011). Not only have researchers been unable to ascertain the prevalence of eating disorders on a college campus, but there is also a need to further investigate the consequences of social media and the new concern of COVID-19 on the affected population. As a result of public health attempts to contain the pandemic through quarantine, social media engagement grew considerably by 50% during COVID-19 (Beech, 2020). Researchers for the T.I.D.E.S Project (Treatment, Insurance, Disordered Eating, and Social Media) created a comprehensive survey, which included several self-administrable screening tools including: Stanford-Washington University Eating Disorder Screen, Corona Disease Anxiety Scale, and the Motivations for Electronic Interaction Scale. The survey was administered in undergraduate classes via paper-pencil and also promoted online. Results will follow.