Gender and Sexual Orientation Differences in the Relationship Between Social Media Use and Disordered Eating: Results From a Serial Cross-Sectional Youth Survey From 2022 to 2024
Longer time spent on social media is significantly associated with increased odds of DE in youth, with the odds increasing progressively with higher levels of social media use, independent of income, age, adverse childhood experiences , and protective childhood experiences. Abstaining from social media may be protective against DE for all groups, but girls may benefit substantially more.
Authors
- Judy Wu
- Jorge Andrés Delgado‐Ron (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7051-6481)
- Hasina Samji (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4555-7609)
- Jenna Whitehead (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6131-7568)
- Jennifer S. Coelho (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9907-8067)
- Julia Kaufmann
- Giulia de Arruda Maluf
- Harnoor Dhaliwal
- Alene Toulany
Institutions
- Fraser Health (CA)
- Simon Fraser University (CA)
- University of Toronto (CA)
- BC Children's Hospital (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Adolescent Health
- Published
- 2025-10-10
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jadohealth.2025.08.022
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Eating Disorders and Behaviors
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.31