Temperament in preadolescence is associated with weight and eating pathology in young adulthood.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Few longitudinal studies have investigated the role of temperament traits on weight and eating problems thus far. We investigated whether temperament in preadolescence influences body weight and the development of eating pathology in adolescence and young adulthood.

Method

This study used data from TRAILS (Tracking Adolescents' Individual Lives Survey), a Dutch community cohort study (N = 2,230) from preadolescence into adulthood. At age 11, the temperament dimensions negative affectivity and effortful control were measured with the Early Adolescent Temperament Questionnaire-Revised. Body mass index (BMI) was measured at all assessment waves. At age 19, the prevalence of eating disorders was investigated by two-stage screening including interviews by eating disorde

SUBMITTER: van Eeden AE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7318707 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature