Factors associated with disordered feeding among high school students in Kerman City, Iran

Abstract

Plain English summary Mental health is considered one of the determinants of people's general health, and disordered eating is frequent in adolescents with the highest prevalence in adolescent girls. The present study describes the correlation between mental health and disordered eating in Iranian High School Girls. 600 participants in this study. There was a strong relationship between mental health and disordered eating, which means the higher the mental health disorder score, the higher the disordered eating score, and the higher disordered eating score, the higher mental problems. High school eating disorders and mental health should be monitored by public health and School health services (SHS) to provide interventions which focus on preventing this kind of problems.

Keywords

• Mental health
• Disordered eating
• Female student
• Kerman