Childhood maltreatment and disordered eating attitudes and behaviors in adult men and women:Findings from project EAT.

ABSTRACT: This study examined gender differences in the association between childhood maltreatment and disordered eating attitudes and behaviors in adulthood. Data were derived from 1647 adults (ages 27-33) participating in a population-based, longitudinal study (Project EAT-IV: Eating Among Teens and Young Adults, 1998-2016). Childhood maltreatment (sexual abuse, physical abuse, emotional abuse, emotional neglect) and disordered eating attitudes and behaviors (overeating, binge eating, extreme weight control behaviors, unhealthy weight control behaviors, chronic dieting, weight and shape concerns) were assessed. Relative risk regression models were used to examine whether childhood maltreatment was related to individual disordered eating attitudes and behaviors. Gender differences in these associat

SUBMITTER: Emery RL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8137658 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature