Childhood maltreatment and longitudinal trajectories of disordered eating behaviors: sociodemographic moderators and behavior-specific sensitivity analyses.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Disordered eating behaviors (DEBs) represent a significant public health issue, with childhood maltreatment emerging as a potential contributing factor. However, the longitudinal impact of maltreatment on the progression of disordered eating behaviors from adolescence to adulthood remains inadequately understood. This study aims to explore how childhood maltreatment influences the trajectory of disordered eating behaviors, focusing on potential moderating factors such as sociodemographic variables, race, and sex.

Methods

Data from Waves I-III of Add Health (ages 11-26) were used to assess DEB trajectories, with retrospective childhood maltreatment data collected in Wave IV. Repeated measures mixed-effects models accounted for intra-individual variability, adjusting

SUBMITTER: Modjarrad L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12309129 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature