Seemab Ashraf

Ms. Seemab Ashraf

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Academic Career Length

4Years (2023-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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5 November 2023 in Nutrients
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TMTehreem Mushtaq
Tehreem Mushtaq
SASeemab Ashraf
Seemab Ashraf
HHHuma Hameed
Huma Hameed
Ali IrfanAli Irfan
Ali Irfan
MSMaria Shahid
Maria Shahid
Yousef A. Bin JardanYousef A. Bin Jardan
Yousef A. Bin Jardan
Eating disorders and excessive attachment to social media are a matter of great concern among youths. This study assessed the prevalence of eating disorders and their association with social media addiction among youths. A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted on 350 participants aged 14–25 years. Two pre-validated tools were used, i.e., the Eating Attitude Test and the Social Networking Addiction Scale. SPSS was used to analyze the data. Out of the 350 students, 42% had probable eating disorders, and 41.7% had social media addictions. The findings revealed that the chances of having eating disorders were significantly higher among youths who lived in separate places, smoked, and had a family history of eating disorders (p ≤ 0.05). Furthermore, the dieting domain displayed notably higher scores for youths living separately (p ≤ 0.05) and smokers (p ≤ 0.01). Moreover, the scores for bulimia and food preoccupation were significantly higher among participants who were married (p = 0.038), were smokers (p = 0.027), and had a family history of eating disorders (p = 0.001). Higher scores in the oral control domain were reported by females (p ≤ 0.05) and severely obese youths (p ≤ 0.01). Moreover, social media addiction was significantly higher among students aged 18–21 (p ≤ 0.01). Spearman’s correlation revealed that social media addiction has a weak positive relationship with eating disorders (r = 0.133, p ≤ 0.01), particularly bulimia and food preoccupation (r = 0.173, p ≤ 0.001). This reflects the need to address the harmful consequences of social media addiction that might raise the likelihood of developing eating disorders, particularly bulimia nervosa.

3 September 2024 in American Journal of Health Education
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LRLaiba Rizvi
Laiba Rizvi
SASeemab Ashraf
Seemab Ashraf
MAMuhammed Ahmed
Muhammed Ahmed
KKKhurram Khalid
Khurram Khalid
ALAwais Latif
Awais Latif
IIIqraa Irfan
Iqraa Irfan