THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN EATING DISORDERS AND STRESS AMONG MEDICAL STUDENT: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY

Introduction: Eating disorders (EDs) primarily psychiatric conditions still under-reported in Saudi Arabia, especially among medical students who are mostly in the high-risk groups for their teenage period and exposure to stress. Therefore, this study evaluated the association between eating disorders and stress among medical students in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted at the College of Medicine, Tabuk University, Tabuk, Saudi Arabia, on medical students using the Eating Attitudes Test (EAT-26), and Perceived Stress Scale (PSS). Pearsons correlation and chi-square test were used to correlate and compare variables with p