@article{e1843eabc07541028bb4de30e1f94b21,
title = "Problematic usage of the internet and eating disorder and related psychopathology: A multifaceted, systematic review and meta-analysis",
abstract = "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.",
keywords = "ADDICTION, ASSOCIATIONS, BMI, BODY-IMAGE CONCERNS, Body dissatisfaction, Cyberbullying, DISSATISFACTION, Drive for thinness, Eating disorder, Exercise addiction, FACEBOOK USE, FITSPIRATION, Internet addiction, Problematic internet use, Restrained eating, SOCIAL MEDIA USE, SYMPTOMS, Thinspiration, VALIDATION, WEIGHT CONTROL BEHAVIORS, Weight, WOMENS BODY-IMAGE, FACEBOOK USAGE",
author = "Konstantinos Ioannidis and Charlotte Taylor and Leah Holt and Kate Brown and Christine Lochner and Fineberg, {Naomi A.} and Ornella Corazza and Chamberlain, {Samuel R.} and Andres Roman-Urrestarazu and Katarzyna Czabanowska",
note = "Funding Information: SRC{\textquoteright}s involvement in this research was funded by a Wellcome Trust Clinical Fellowship ( 110049/Z/15/Z & 110049/Z/15/A ). SRC consults for Promentis; and receives stipends from Elsevier for journal editorial work. ARU has received funding from the Gillings Fellowship in Global Public Health Grant Award YOG054 and the Commonwealth Fund with a Harkness Fellowships in Health Care Policy and Practice 2020-2021. NF has held research or networking grants from the ECNP , UK NIHR , EU H2020 , MRC , University of Hertfordshire , accepted travel and/or hospitality expenses from the BAP, ECNP, RCPsych, CINP, International Forum of Mood and Anxiety Disorders, World Psychiatric Association, Indian Association for Biological Psychiatry, Sun, received payment from Taylor and Francis and Elsevier for editorial duties and accepted a paid speaking engagement in a webinar sponsored by Abbott. She leads an NHS treatment service for OCD/BDD, holds Board membership for various registered charities linked to OCD/BDD and gives expert advice on psychopharmacology to the UK MHRA. NF is supported by a COST Action Grant ( CA16207 ) and a NIHR grant ( NIHR RfPB PB-PG-1216-20005 ). Authors received no funding for the preparation of this manuscript. The other authors report no financial relationships with commercial interest. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2021",
year = "2021",
month = jun,
doi = "10.1016/j.neubiorev.2021.03.005",
language = "English",
volume = "125",
pages = "569--581",
journal = "Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews",
issn = "0149-7634",
publisher = "Elsevier Science",
}