Associations of Problematic Smartphone Use and Smartphone Screen Time With Eating Disorder Psychopathology in Non-Clinical Samples: A Systematic Review - PubMed
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- Problematic smartphone use (PSU) and high smartphone screen time are associated with eating disorder (ED) psychopathology in non-clinical populations.
- Most studies found positive associations between PSU and ED symptoms, including body dissatisfaction, emotional eating, and food addiction.
- Mediators of the PSU-ED relationship include emotional regulation difficulties, anxiety, and depressive symptoms.
- Daily smartphone screen time was consistently linked to higher ED psychopathology.
- Evidence is largely cross-sectional, limiting causal inferences, and most outcomes were rated as low certainty.
- Further longitudinal research in clinical populations is needed to understand the impact of PSU on ED risk and severity.