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Smartphone Ownership and Eating Disorder Symptoms in Early Adolescence

JAMA Network Open 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2026.37897

September 25, 2026 at 11:00 AM EDT

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In this cohort study of US adolescents, smartphone ownership was associated with a variety of ED symptoms, suggesting that the timing of smartphone ownership may be associated with ED risk. Future research is needed to characterize the mechanisms underlying these observed associations.

Meeting Presentation: This paper will be presented at the 12th Congress of the European Academy of Paediatric Societies (EAPS) in Athens, Greece, on Saturday, September 26.

Corresponding Author: Jason M. Nagata, MD, MSc, Department of Pediatrics, Box 0503, 550 16th St, 4th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94143 (jason.nagata@ucsf.edu).

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