ERIC Number: EJ1322198
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021
Pages: 6
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ISSN: ISSN-0744-8481
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Depression and Anxiety Mediate the Relationship between Insomnia and Eating Disorders in College Women
Goel, Neha J.; Sadeh-Sharvit, Shiri; Trockel, Mickey; Flatt, Rachael E.; Fitzsimmons-Craft, Ellen E.; Balantekin, Katherine N.; Monterubio, Grace E.; Firebaugh, Marie-Laure; Wilfley, Denise E.; Taylor, C. Barr
Journal of American College Health, v69 n8 p976-981 2021
Objective: This study examined the associations between insomnia, anxiety, and depression in college women with eating disorders (EDs). Participants: Six hundred and ninety women from 28 US colleges who screened positive for an ED were assessed for psychiatric comorbidities. Women were, on average, 22.12 years old, mostly White (60.1%) and undergraduates (74.3%). Methods: Two mediation models were tested to determine if depression and/or anxiety mediated the relationship between insomnia and ED symptomatology. Results: One-fifth of the sample (21.7%) reported clinically moderate and severe levels of insomnia. Both depression (B = 0.13, p < 0.001) and anxiety (B = 0.13, p < 0.001) significantly mediated the relationship between insomnia and ED psychopathology. Conclusions: Insomnia is relatively common in college-age women with EDs. Findings suggest that this association between ED and sleep disturbances can be explained, in part, by changes in depression and anxiety. Clinicians should consider incorporating mental health assessments for insomnia, depression, and anxiety into current ED prevention, intervention, and screening efforts on college campuses.
Descriptors: Anxiety, Eating Disorders, Depression (Psychology), Sleep, Females, Correlation, Psychopathology, Mental Disorders, Comorbidity, Mental Health, Screening Tests, Prevention, College Students, Intervention, Measures (Individuals), Human Body, Self Concept, Likert Scales
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
Sponsor: National Institutes of Health (NIH) (DHHS)
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Eating Disorder Inventory
Grant or Contract Numbers: R01MH100455; K08MH120341; T32HL007456; T32HL130357