Computer Vision Syndrome in Lebanese Male Adolescents: Correlates With Mental Health and Mediating Effect of Stress.

To determine the prevalence of computer vision syndrome (CVS) and the relationship between CVS and depression, anxiety, insomnia, stress, and aggression among a sample of Lebanese male adolescents. This cross-sectional observational study enrolled 389 male Lebanese students (aged 13-17 years) between October and December 2019. After adjusting for the covariates (age, body mass index, and House Crowding Index), those with CVS had significantly higher mean depression ( < .

Postpartum Depression and Anxiety among Lebanese Women: Correlates and Scales Psychometric Properties.

Background: We found that it was important to fill a gap in the literature and check the psychometric properties of the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) and Perinatal Anxiety Screening Scale (PASS) in the Arabic language and delineate factors associated with postnatal depression (PPD) and anxiety (PPA) among Lebanese women 4−6 weeks after delivery. Methods: This cross-sectional study carried out between July 2018 and March 2019 enrolled 295 participants who came for a postnatal checkup at four clinics. Results: The EPDS and PASS scales’ items converged over two- and four-factor solutions, explaining 62.

Association of violent video games with alcohol use disorder and smoking dependence among male adolescents in Lebanon.

Background: With the well-known serious effects of alcohol and nicotine dependence on adolescents' well-being, and knowing that males are more exposed to violent video gaming, this study was conducted to examine the association between exposure to violent video gaming and alcohol, cigarette, and waterpipe dependence among male Lebanese adolescents.

Methods: This was a cross-sectional observational study conducted with Lebanese male students (13-17 years old) between October and December 2019. The Video Game Questionnaire was utilized to assess the content of violence in video games.

Eating disorders and their relationship with menopausal phases among a sample of middle-aged Lebanese women.

Objectives: The objective of our study was to evaluate the association between the transition to menopause, body dissatisfaction, and abnormal eating habits (restrained eating, binge eating, and orthorexia nervosa) in a sample of middle-aged Lebanese women.

Methods: A cross-sectional study conducted between July 2019 and January 2020 enrolled 1001 women aged 40 years and above from all Lebanese governorates. Data were collected by face-to-face interviews with all participants.

Association of problematic internet use with depression, impulsivity, anger, aggression, and social anxiety: Results of a national study among Lebanese adolescents.

Importance: Several studies conducted worldwide (mostly in Western countries) highlighted the negative effects of problematic internet use, particularly among adolescents aged 12 to 17, including depression, impulsivity, aggression, and social fear and avoidance. In Lebanon, literature on the prevalence and impact of problematic internet use among adolescents is limited.

Objective: This study aim was to study the association between problematic internet use and depression, impulsivity, anger, aggression and social phobia among Lebanese adolescents.

Hygiene hypothesis: association between hygiene and asthma among preschool children in Lebanon.

Objectives: To validate a scale to assess the hygiene hypothesis and the association between hygiene and asthma among Lebanese preschool children aged 3-5 years.

Methods: This cross-sectional study, conducted between November 2018 and March 2019, enrolled 515 preschool children. Asthma and potential risk factors, including hygiene, were assessed using a standardized questionnaire.

Prevalence of asthma, its correlates, and validation of the Pre-School Asthma Risk Factors Scale (PS-ARFS) among preschool children in Lebanon.

Objectives: The Asthma Risk Factor Scale (ARFS) is used to screen for asthma in Lebanese preschool children (aged 3-16 years). The study objective was to describe factors associated with asthma, confirm ARFS score validity among Lebanese preschool children, and develop a risk score for asthma diagnosis in this age group (Pre-School Asthma Risk Factor Scale [PS-ARFS]).

Methods: A cross-sectional study enrolled 515 preschool children (November 2018 and March 2019).

Factors associated with problematic social media use among a sample of Lebanese adults: The mediating role of emotional intelligence.

Purpose: To assess the relationship of smoking (cigarettes or waterpipe), alcohol drinking, alexithymia, self-esteem, anxiety, depression, stress, social phobia, emotional intelligence, impulsivity, insomnia, physical health, and loneliness with problematic social media use (PSMU) in a sample of Lebanese citizens.

Methods: This cross-sectional study enrolled 466 participants (January-May 2019).

Results: Higher anxiety, alcohol use disorder, and social phobia were correlated with elevated PSMU, while older age was associated with lower PSMU.

Corrigendum to "Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Lebanese Community Pharmacists toward Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease" [J Epidemiol Glob Health, 10(1), Pages 86-95].

The authors wish to state that in the above article, one of the authors (Marwan Akel) was excluded inadvertently during the peer review stage. The corrected author group read as follows. Souheil Hallit, Rouba Karen Zeidan, Sylvia Saade, Aline Hajj, Rabih Hallit, Marwan Akel, Charbel Yahchouchy, Nelly Kheir, Katia Iskandar, Hala Sacre, Pascale Salameh.

Emotion regulation among Lebanese adults: Validation of the Emotion Regulation Questionnaire and association with attachment styles.

Purpose: Validate the Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (ERQ) and evaluate factors associated with emotion regulation among Lebanese adults.

Methods: A proportionate random sample of 811 participants was chosen from all Lebanese governorates in this cross-sectional study.

Findings: The principal component analysis of the ERQ items yielded two factors (α  = 0.

Validation of the Arabic version of the Eating Attitude Test in Lebanon: a population study.

Objectives: To validate an Arabic version of the Eating Attitude Test (EAT-26) and identify factors (such as depression, stress, anxiety and body dissatisfaction) that might be associated with disordered eating among a sample of the Lebanese population.

Design: Cross-sectional study.

Setting: All Lebanese governorates.

Correction to: Social media use disorder and loneliness: any association between the two? Results of a cross-sectional study among Lebanese adults.

An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via the original article.

Correction to: Social media use disorder and loneliness: any association between the two? Results of a cross-sectional study among Lebanese adults.

An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via the original article.

Prevalence and Factors Associated with Insomnia Among a Representative Sample of the Lebanese Population: Results of a Cross-Sectional Study.

The objectives of the study were to identify the prevalence of insomnia among a representative sample of the Lebanese population and to assess potential factors associated with insomnia among this group. A cross-sectional study was done in the Lebanese population from August 2017 to April 2018 enrolling 789 participants using a proportionate random sample from all five Lebanese governorates. Participants filled a self-administered Arabic questionnaire.

Social media use disorder and loneliness: any association between the two? Results of a cross-sectional study among Lebanese adults.

Background: In Lebanon, it is already established that mental disorders are prevalent among the population. Lebanese people are active users of social media platforms. To date, no study has previously explored the relationship between mental health and social media use disorder in Lebanon.

Social media use disorder and alexithymia: Any association between the two? Results of a cross-sectional study among Lebanese adults.

Purpose: To learn more about the association between social media use disorder and alexithymia among Lebanese people.

Design/methods: Four hundred fifty-six residents participated in this cross-sectional study which was carried out between January and December 2018.

Findings: The results showed that 107 (23.

Construction of the Lebanese Anxiety Scale (LAS-10): a new scale to assess anxiety in adult patients.

The study objectives were (1) to create a new 10-item scale, the 'Lebanese Anxiety Scale' (LAS-10), inspired by the diagnostic criteria of DSM-5, and the HAM-A and STAI scales and (2) to evaluate the performance of this new scale on a sample of Lebanese individuals. This cross-sectional study enrolled 1332 community dwelling participants between November 2017 and March 2018. In sample 1, the participants' mean age was 28.

Development of the Lebanese insomnia scale (LIS-18): a new scale to assess insomnia in adult patients.

Objective: To define the development and validation of the Lebanese Insomnia Scale (LIS-18) to be used for the evaluation of insomnia in Lebanese adult patients.

Methods: A first cross-sectional study, conducted between August 2017 and April 2018, enrolled 789 participants (sample 1). A second sample was recruited in May 2018 to confirm the results obtained from the first sample.

Binge eating, orthorexia nervosa, restrained eating, and quality of life: a population study in Lebanon.

Objectives: To assess the implication of disordered eating behaviors (DEBs) on the quality of life (QOL) of a sample of the Lebanese population, after adjustment over sociodemographic characteristics of those participants. Secondary objective aimed to assess the role of body dissatisfaction (BD) in the association of DEBs and QOL.

Methods: This cross-sectional study was done between January and May 2018 and enrolled 811 participants from the community.

Validation of the Arabic version of the binge eating scale and correlates of binge eating disorder among a sample of the Lebanese population.

Objectives: To test the psychometric properties of the Arabic version of the Binge Eating Scale (BES), a self-questionnaire assessing binge eating, in a sample of the Lebanese population. The secondary objective was to evaluate factors associated with binge eating.

Methods: This cross-sectional study, conducted between January and May 2018, enrolled 811 adult participants from all districts of Lebanon.

Factors associated with fear of intimacy among a representative sample of the Lebanese population: The role of depression, social phobia, self-esteem, intimate partner violence, attachment, and maladaptive schemas.

Purpose: To assess fear of intimacy (FOI) in the Lebanese population, and its correlates such as depression, social phobia, self-esteem, attachment, and maladaptive schemas.

Design/methods: This cross-sectional study, conducted between November 2017 and May 2018, enrolled 707 community-dwelling participants.

Results: Higher FOI scores were associated with an increase in the defectiveness schema (β = 0.

Internet Addiction Among Lebanese Adolescents: The Role of Self-Esteem, Anger, Depression, Anxiety, Social Anxiety and Fear, Impulsivity, and Aggression-A Cross-Sectional Study.

The study objective was to evaluate the association between depression, anxiety, social anxiety and fear, impulsivity, and aggression and Internet addiction (IA) among Lebanese adolescents. This cross-sectional study, conducted between October 2017 and April 2018, enrolled 1103 young adolescents aged between 13 and 17 years. The Internet Addiction Test (IAT) was used to screen for IA.

Construction and validation of the Lebanese fear of relationship commitment scale among a representative sample of the Lebanese population.

Purpose: To describe the generation and validation of the Lebanese fear of relationship commitment scale (LFRC) and factors associated with FRC in a representative sample of the Lebanese population.

Design And Methods: This cross-sectional study, conducted between January and May 2018, enrolled 568 single community dwelling participants.

Results: The scale items converged over a solution of four factors, explaining 50.

Factors associated with restrained eating and validation of the Arabic version of the restrained eating scale among an adult representative sample of the Lebanese population: a cross-sectional study.

Background: Previous research suggests that restrained eating is problematic in Lebanon and is associated with the occurrence of clinically diagnosed eating disorders. Because of the alarming prevalence and severity of these disorders, the aim of this study is to investigate factors that may contribute to restrained eating in adults among a representative sample of the Lebanese population.

Methods: This is a cross-sectional study conducted between January and May 2018; 811 adult participants were enrolled from all Lebanese districts.