Melissa Simone

Bio: Melissa Simone is an academic researcher from University of Minnesota. The author has contributed to research in topics: Eating disorders & Disordered eating. The author has an hindex of 7, co-authored 30 publications receiving 149 citations. Previous affiliations of Melissa Simone include Utah State University.

Intuitive eating longitudinally predicts better psychological health and lower use of disordered eating behaviors: findings from EAT 2010-2018

Abstract: To examine longitudinal associations of intuitive eating (IE), defined as eating according to internal hunger and satiety cues, with psychological health outcomes and disordered eating behaviors. Data from a diverse sample of 1491 participants (54.1% female, 19.7% non-Hispanic white) followed from adolescence (baseline; Mage = 14.5 years) into young adulthood (follow-up; Mage = 22.2 years) came from the population-based EAT 2010–2018 (Eating and Activity over Time) study. Logistic regression models predicting psychological health outcomes and disordered eating behaviors at follow-up simultaneously included baseline IE and change in IE from baseline to follow-up as predictors, adjusting for demographic covariates, body mass index, and outcome at baseline. Greater baseline IE and increases in IE from baseline to follow-up were both associated with lower odds of high depressive symptoms, low self-esteem, high body dissatisfaction, unhealthy weight control behaviors (e.g., fasting, skipping meals), extreme weight control behaviors (e.g., taking diet pills, vomiting), and binge eating at 8-year follow-up. Particularly strong protective associations were observed for binge eating, such that a one-point higher IE score at baseline was associated with 74% lower odds of binge eating at follow-up, and a one-point higher increase in IE score from baseline to follow-up was associated with 71% lower odds of binge eating at follow-up. These results indicate that IE longitudinally predicts better psychological and behavioral health across a range of outcomes and suggest that IE may be a valuable intervention target for improving psychological health and reducing disordered eating behaviors, particularly binge eating. Level III, cohort study.

Disordered eating in a population-based sample of young adults during the COVID-19 outbreak.

Abstract: OBJECTIVE: The present study aimed to describe the experience of, and factors associated with, disordered eating in a population-based sample of emerging adults during the COVID-19 outbreak. METHOD: Participants in the EAT 2010-2018 (Eating and Activity over Time) study were invited to complete the C-EAT (COVID-19 EAT) survey in April-May 2020. There were 720 respondents to the survey (age: 24.7 ± 2.0 years). Psychological distress, stress, stress management, financial difficulties, and food insecurity during the COVID-19 pandemic were examined as cross-sectional correlates of disordered eating in 2020. Open-ended questions assessed the perceived impact of the pandemic on eating behaviors. RESULTS: Low stress management was significantly associated with a higher count of extreme unhealthy weight control behaviors (UWCBs). Food insecurity, higher depressive symptoms, and financial difficulties were significantly associated with a higher count of less extreme UWCBs. Higher stress and depressive symptoms were significantly associated with greater odds of binge eating. Six themes pertaining to disordered eating during the pandemic emerged: (a) mindless eating and snacking; (b) increased food consumption; (c) generalized decrease in appetite or dietary intake; (d) eating to cope; (e) pandemic-related reductions in dietary intake; and (f) re-emergence or marked increase in eating disorder symptoms. DISCUSSION: Psychological distress, stress management, financial difficulties, and abrupt schedule changes may have contributed to disordered eating during the COVID-19 pandemic. Interventions that target stress management, depressive symptoms, and financial strain and provide tools to develop a routine may be particularly effective for emerging adults at risk of developing disordered eating during public health crises.

Disparities in self-reported eating disorders and academic impairment in sexual and gender minority college students relative to their heterosexual and cisgender peers

Abstract: Objective The purpose of the current study was threefold: (a) compare rates of self-reported anorexia nervosa (AN), self-reported bulimia nervosa (BN), and eating pathology-specific academic impairment (EAI) by gender identity (cisgender men, cisgender women, transgender or genderqueer) and sexual orientation (gay or lesbian, bisexual, unsure, other), (b) examine associations between gender identity, sexual orientation, and eating outcomes, and (c) identify for whom rates of eating disorder diagnosis and impairment is greatest. Method The study includes a sample of Minnesota students (n = 13,906) who participated in the College Student Health Survey from 2015 to 2018. Chi-square tests with bootstrapping examined differences in eating pathology rates between groups. Adjusted logistic regressions tested the association between gender identity, sexual orientation, and self-reported eating outcomes. Results Chi-square results revealed heightened rates of self-reported AN, self-reported BN, and EAI in cisgender women, transgender or genderqueer, and sexual minority (e.g., lesbian or bisexual) students. Logistic regression analyses in cisgender men and cisgender women revealed higher odds of self-reported AN, self-reported BN, and EAI in sexual minority students relative their heterosexual peers. Chi-square analyses indicated that bisexual cisgender women reported heightened rates of all three eating pathology measures relative to other sexual and/or gender (e.g., transgender) minority students. Discussion Individuals with marginalized gender and/or sexual orientation identities report heightened rates of eating pathology, with cisgender bisexual women reporting the poorest outcomes relative to individuals from other marginalized identities. Preventive efforts and more research are needed to understand the mechanisms driving this disparity and to reduce prevalence among marginalized groups.

Disparities in eating disorder risk and diagnosis among sexual minority college students: Findings from the national Healthy Minds Study.

Abstract: Objective To examine differences in eating disorder (ED) risk and diagnosis by sexual orientation in a national sample of college students. Method Data from 178 U.S. colleges and universities participating in the Healthy Minds Study between 2016 and 2019 were analyzed (36,691 cisgender men, 81,730 cisgender women; 15.7% self-identifying as sexual minorities). Outcomes were ED risk (≥2 on the SCOFF) and self-reported lifetime ED diagnosis. Prevalence estimates adjusted for demographics and weight status were computed via logistic regression. Results Higher proportions of questioning (29.1%), bisexual (26.3%), and gay men (30.9%) exhibited elevated risk than heterosexual men (14.3%), and a higher proportion of gay men exhibited elevated risk than bisexual men. Higher proportions of questioning (34.5%) and bisexual women (34.6%) exhibited elevated risk than heterosexual women (27.6%); proportions of lesbian (28.1%) and heterosexual women were similar. Among those with elevated risk, higher proportions of bisexual (5.0%) and gay men (7.1%) and of questioning (14.7%), bisexual (18.1%), and lesbian women (19.6%) had been diagnosed relative to heterosexual men (2.0%) and heterosexual women (10.3%), respectively. Discussion Questioning and bisexual individuals appear to be particularly vulnerable; they may experience elevated ED risk relative to their heterosexual peers yet underdiagnosis relative to their gay or lesbian peers.

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Annual Review of Psychology

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Children's Influence on Family Dynamics: The Neglected Side of Family Relationships

Abstract: Children's Influence on Family Dynamics: The Neglected Side of Family Relationships Ann C Crouter & Alan Booth (Eds) Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum 2003 269 pp ISBN 0-8058-4271-3 $5995 Many years of diligent study have informed our understanding of child development in the context of the family Through this work, robust and consistent findings have shown that parents are the key in predicting child developmental outcomes What has been given less attention, both in research and in popular literature, is the possibility that children are capable of influencing their parents In a provocative volume, Ann Crouter and Alan Booth, in Children's Influence on Family Dynamics: The Neglected Side of Family Relationships, bring to bear work from some of the leading researchers in the field of child development to explore this intriguing question This edited volume is presented in four sections Each section is dedicated to a particular age group or research question relating to how children are substantially influential in evoking behaviors, thoughts, and/or emotions from their parents that differentially affect the child's development Using a unique and dialectic format, the editors present seminal papers at the beginning of each section, followed by responses to those particular papers The first section of the book is dedicated to an in-depth discussion of behavioral genetic research and its relation to environmental research The authors provide the reader with a thorough discussion about the work in behavior genetics and the role that genetics have in explaining how children influence various family interactions David Reiss suggests that our old way of partitioning variance to explain genetic and environmental effects is an ineffective way to understand family relationships The authors pose questions about how genes manifest themselves over the course of development, discuss the importance of abandoning the "Equal Environment Assumption," and present potential adoption and intervention designs In the second section of the book, temperament becomes the focal point of dialogue Susan Crockenberg and Esther Leerkes acknowledge that 20 years of research relating to child and family interactions includes assessing the effects of negative infant emotionality on maternal caregiving behavior The authors in this portion of the book bring into question the constructs that we currently use to describe and assess specific behaviors of both infants and caregivers For example, Cynthia Stifter calls our attention to our definitions of "difficult temperament" and "parenting sensitivity" (p 79) In addition to questioning familiar constructs, Stifter critiques current methodologies used to study "transactive processes" James McHale, Kathryn Kavanaugh, and Julia Berkman similarly argue that as researchers, we do not acknowledge the nature of infant signaling and, in light of that, we cannot accurately estimate maternal sensitivity "So, who is a sensitive parent?" (p 95) Further, how do different caregiving adults respond to and ascribe meaning to one infant providing repeated signaling effort? The section is concluded with Pamela Cole discussing how the use of transactional models can be used to map child effects on parents, but is strong in her message that "caregivers can and will play the most crucial role in the path from child effects to child effectiveness" (p 117) Unfortunately, her argument does not follow with the spirit of the discussion but instead reinforces the consistently powerful belief that regardless of how children come into the world, it is the parent's job to redirect development gone awry The third section of the book offers what is perhaps the most provocative discussion in the volume: The authors broach the question of how parents monitoring their adolescents can have impact on reducing delinquency In an incredibly promising study, Margaret Kerr and Hakan Stattin provide evidence that parents who reduce their monitoring efforts of their teenagers who exhibit delinquent behaviors are not causing their child's delinquent behavior but instead are reacting to it …

Eating and Weight Disorders. Studies on Anorexia, Bulimia and Obesity

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