The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on eating disorder symptoms and COVID-19-related stress
Both COVID-19-related stress and ED symptoms were higher during lockdown than reopening periods, and greater COVID-19-related stress was associated with more severe ED symptoms. The mediation analysis showed that ED symptoms were higher during lockdown than during reopening periods, partly due to more COVID-19-related stress during lockdown periods.
Authors
- Joyce Maas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8049-8942)
- Mladena Simeunovic-Ostojic
- Valencia van Heumen
- Pia Burger
Institutions
- Tilburg University (NL)
- GGZ Oost Brabant (NL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Eating Disorders
- Published
- 2026-03-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s40337-026-01578-x
- Primary Topic
- Eating Disorders and Behaviors
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00