2.38 Psychological Inflexibility Moderates the Relationship Between the Risks of Eating Disorder and Gender Identity Among Youths in US Colleges: Real-World Results From a Multicenter Study

Abstract

Inflexible thinking is often manifested as rumination or other repetitive negative thinking styles, which is especially prevalent in people with internalizing disorders such as depression and anxiety. Limited studies have addressed the effect of inflexible thinking on eating disorders (EDs) among youths with gender minority identities. In this study, we aimed to: 1) examine the differential ED risk by gender identity; and 2) explore the role of psychological inflexibility in explaining ED risk across different gender identities among US college students.