Both obesity and poor mental wellbeing have a high prevalence in European youth.
Adolescents in six countries identified mental wellbeing factors as main drivers of youth …

Energy balance‐related behaviors (EBRBs) are considered the immediate causes of
adolescents' body weight increases, but adolescents have identified mental health as a …

Importance People with anorexia nervosa often experience difficulties regulating their
emotions. There is no longitudinal evidence as to whether these differences are already …

Background Over a quarter of people have an anxiety disorder at some point in their life,
with many first experiencing difficulties during childhood or adolescence. Despite this, gaps …

Background Evidence from observational studies suggests an association between anxiety
disorders and anorexia nervosa (AN), but causal inference is complicated by the potential …

Objective Fasting for weight control is an under‐studied behaviour implicated in eating
disorders. However, little is known about what factors account for its onset and persistence …

Muscularity-oriented disordered eating (MODE) is a novel class of eating behaviors
characterised by abnormal dietary alterations aimed towards building lean muscle. Although …

Background Fasting is an unhealthy behavior that has been frequently used as part of
weight loss attempts. To date, little research has been conducted to determine the …

Objective: To examine whether sexual assault prospectively predicts unhealthy weight
management behaviors in college women. Method: Participants were female college …

Health behaviors and obesity are often overlooked in Emerging Adulthood (EA; ages 18-25).
Weight Gain Anxiety (WGA) is a novel concept used to examine psychological factors …