ArticleChild abuse & neglect2021
Child and adolescent maltreatment patterns and risk of eating disorder behaviors developing in young adulthood.
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- Childhood maltreatment and the risk of eating disorders: a meta-analysis of observational studies.Neuropsychiatrie : Klinik, Diagnostik, Therapie und Rehabilitation : Organ der Gesellschaft Osterreichischer Nervenarzte und Psychiater · 2025Pooled it
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- Childhood trauma and disordered eating behaviors in youth: examining individual types, cumulative numbers, and latent patterns.Child and adolescent psychiatry and mental health · 2025Article
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- Adverse childhood experiences and binge-eating disorder in early adolescents.Journal of eating disorders · 2022Article
- Adverse childhood experiences among adults with eating disorders: comparison to a nationally representative sample and identification of trauma.Journal of eating disorders · 2022Article
- Eating and Control Styles Axis in Mentalisation-Based Psychotherapy in Eating Disorders: A Randomised Clinical Trial.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundChild maltreatment may be an important risk factor for eating disorder (ED) behaviors. However, most previous research has been limited to clinical, female, and cross-sectional samples, and has not adequately accounted for complex abuse patterns.
objectiveTo determine whether women and men with distinct patterns of child and adolescent maltreatment have higher risks of developing ED behaviors in young adulthood than individuals with a low probability of maltreatment. PARTICIPANTS AND
settingData came from 7010 U.S. women and men (95% White) in the Growing Up Today Study, a prospective, community-based cohort study (14 waves between 1996 and 2016).
methodsWe used a previously created maltreatment variable that was empirically derived using latent class analysis. Maltreatment groups were characterized as: "no/low abuse," "child physical abuse," "adolescent emotional abuse," "child and adolescent physical and emotional abuse," and "child and adolescent sexual abuse." We estimated risk ratios for ED behaviors developing in young adulthood using the modified Poisson approach with generalized estimating equations. We stratified models by sex.
resultsGroups characterized by maltreatment had elevated risks of incident ED behaviors compared with the "no/low abuse" group among both women and men. For women, risks tended to be strongest among the "child and adolescent sexual abuse" group. For men, risks tended to be strongest among the "child and adolescent physical and emotional abuse" group. Risks were particularly strong for purging behaviors.
conclusionRisk of incident ED behaviors in young adulthood varied by distinct maltreatment groups. Detecting maltreatment early may help prevent EDs and subsequent maltreatment.
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