Gastric symptoms and low perceived maternal warmth are associated with eating disorder symptoms in young adolescent girls.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study sought to determine whether gastric symptoms are associated with later eating disorder (ED) symptoms during early adolescence, and whether this relationship is moderated by parental warmth/acceptance and/or the child's sex.

Method

Longitudinal data from the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development^SM Study were utilized. Participants ages 9-10 years old (N = 4,950; 2,370 female) completed measures at baseline and 1 year later (Y1). At baseline, gastric symptoms were measured by parent-reported items from the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL), and perceived parental acceptance was measured by youth report on the Children's Report of Parent Behavior Inventory (CRPBI) Acceptance subscale separately for mothers and fathers. ED symptoms at Y1 were asses

SUBMITTER: Kerr KL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9945938 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature