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Background: Research on dysmorphic concerns (DC) in Arabic-speaking contexts is hampered by the lack of validated tools. Because DC are culturally dependent, psychometrically sound measures are needed at the national level to closely and accurately investigate the construct in specific societies and populations. The purpose of the current research was to investigate the psychometric properties of Dysmorphic Concern Questionnaire (DCQ) in its Arabic translation in Lebanese adults. Methods: The study involved 515 participants (69.9% females, mean age of 27.55 ± 10.92 years) who completed a self-report, web-based questionnaire. Results: Confirmatory factor analysis indicated excellent construct validity, as the one-factor structure of the Arabic DCQ fits well with the data. McDonald’s omega was 0.89 in our sample, evidencing an excellent level of internal consistency. Furthermore, the results from the multigroup analysis showed that the DCQ holds similar structural model between genders at the metric, configural, and scalar levels. Finally, DC levels correlated inversely with body appreciation and self-esteem and positively with disordered eating symptoms, thus supporting the concurrent and convergent validity of the Arabic DCQ. Conclusion: The DCQ translated into Arabic appears to have a valid self-assessment measure to capture the presence of DC manifestations. It is anticipated that the Arabic DCQ will be advantageous for healthcare professionals and researchers working with Arabic-speaking people around the world.

Avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID) is an eating disorder characterized by food avoidance or dietary restriction associated with at least one of four consequences––weight loss, nutritional deficiency, nutritional supplement dependence, and/or psychosocial impairment. The Nine Item ARFID Screen (NIAS) was developed as a screening measure to detect ARFID symptoms and has nine items with three subscales that map onto symptoms of each ARFID presentation. The NIAS have been translated into multiple languages but not yet validated in Arabic. To that end, we aimed to translate and validate the Arabic version of the NIAS in the present study, which would in turn facilitate improved research and clinical practices related to ARFID in Arabic-speaking nations. The present findings provide support for the psychometric properties of the Arabic version of the NIAS in examining ARFID in Arabic-speaking adults in Lebanon.

The profile of adolescents with orthorexic eating behaviors remains to be explored. Lebanese adolescents in this study were categorized into three groups: “Low orthorexia”, “Moderate in-between orthorexia” and “High in-between orthorexia”. Significant differences between clusters regarding their levels of stress, depression, anxiety, and self-esteem was observed, yet they were found to be negligible due to poor effect sizes. Findings from this study suggest that ON and HO can indeed co-occur among adolescents and that this co-occurrence can be experienced at different severity levels.