Child and adolescent maltreatment patterns and risk of eating disorder behaviors developing in young adulthood

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• Alternative Title:
  Child Abuse Negl
• Personal Author:
  Ziobrowski, Hannah N. ; Buka, Stephen L. ; Austin, S. Bryn ; Duncan, Alexis E. ; Simone, Melissa ; Sullivan, Adam J. ; Horton, Nicholas J. ; Field, Alison E.
• Description:
  Background:
  
  Child 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.
  
  Objective:
  
  To 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 Setting:
  
  Data came from 7,010 U.S. women and men (95% White) in the Growing Up Today Study, a prospective, community-based cohort study (14 waves between 1996–2016).
  
  Methods:
  
  We 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.
  
  Results:
  
  Groups 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.
  
  Conclusion:
  
  Risk of incident ED behaviors in young adulthood varied by distinct maltreatment groups. Detecting maltreatment early may help prevent EDs and subsequent maltreatment.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Adult Article Child Child Abuse Cohort Studies Cohort Study Complex Abuse Cross-Sectional Studies Disordered Eating Epidemiology Feeding And Eating Disorders Female Humans Longitudinal Male Prospective Studies Young Adult

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• Source:
  Child Abuse Negl. 120:105225
• Pubmed ID:
  34352683
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC8493560
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  R01 OH009803/OH/NIOSH CDC HHSUnited States/ ; R01 HD066963/HD/NICHD NIH HHSUnited States/ ; R01 HD049889/HD/NICHD NIH HHSUnited States/ ; P30 DK046200/DK/NIDDK NIH HHSUnited States/ ; K24 HL068041/HL/NHLBI NIH HHSUnited States/ ; R01 DK059570/DK/NIDDK NIH HHSUnited States/ ; R01 DA033974/DA/NIDA NIH HHSUnited States/ ; R01 MH087786/MH/NIMH NIH HHSUnited States/
• Volume:
  120
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20064795
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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  urn:sha-512:f2e37e86c68f6e86cb8a9a44b15cb5d86816d4a75556f53e02b7c3962fcfeae2d163b3a4170a3dadd559ae8c30b074bb1e28989a6b3c530c3c1288ed21e1382d
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