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- Title
An Examination of Sex Differences in a Disease-Specific Model of Disordered Eating Behaviors in Type 1 Diabetes.
- Authors
Smith, Laura B; Foster, Nicole; Bollepalli, Sureka; Fitterman-Harris, Hannah F; Rancourt, Diana
- Abstract
<bold>Objective: </bold>Preliminary evidence supports the integration of type 1 diabetes (T1D) disease-specific factors into eating disorder risk models. The current study explored whether cross-sectional associations among constructs included in the modified dual pathway model of eating disorder risk for individuals with T1D are similar across sex among adolescents and young adults with T1D.<bold>Methods: </bold>Original study participants were recruited from the T1D Exchange Clinic Network, a U.S. registry of individuals with T1D. Online surveys included measures of general eating disorder risk factors, hypothesized T1D-specific risk factors, and a T1D-specific eating disorder questionnaire. The current study is a secondary analysis with the adolescents (13-17 years; n = 307; 46.9% female) and young adults (18-25 years; n = 313; 62.6% female) from the original sample. In the absence of strong measurement invariance for all measures of interest, sex-specific path models were estimated among the adolescent and young adult cohorts.<bold>Results: </bold>Only two paths emerged as significant in the female, but not male, adolescent model. In the young adult cohort, all significant paths were the same across sex.<bold>Conclusions: </bold>Both general and T1D-specific risk factors are associated with disordered eating behaviors in the T1D population. Patterns of associations were similar across male and female youth with T1D, suggesting that sex-specific prevention approaches to disordered eating behaviors among T1D youth may not be warranted.
- Subjects
FOOD habits; TYPE 1 diabetes; YOUNG adults; EATING disorders; YOUTHS' sexual behavior; HUMAN sexuality
- Publication
Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 2020, Vol 45, Issue 1, p91
- ISSN
0146-8693
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1093/jpepsy/jsz090