Associations of abuse and neglect with young adult health in a population-based longitudinal cohort: Findings from Project EAT.

ABSTRACT: Childhood maltreatment (abuse and neglect) is associated with a range of negative outcomes, but a gap remains in understanding of how specific maltreatment types, particularly neglect and non-familial sexual abuse, relate to health and behavior. This study examined the association of neglect and sexual abuse (both familial and non-familial), as well as familial physical and emotional abuse, with: depressive mood and eating disorders; tobacco and marijuana use; and BMI ≥ 25 kg/m² and BMI ≥ 30 kg/m² in young adults. Data came from Project EAT (Eating and Activity in Teens and Young Adults), a population-based longitudinal study of weight-related health from adolescence into young adulthood. Maltreatment before age 18 was retrospectively reported at ages 26-33. Risk diff

SUBMITTER: Mason SM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9951821 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature