Childhood Sexual Abuse Moderates the Relationship Between Obesity and Mental Health in Low-Income Women

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dc.contributor.authorRamirez, Jennifer C. ; Milan, Stephanie
dc.date.accessioned2019-06-12T17:18:25Z
dc.date.available2019-06-12T17:18:25Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.description.abstractWe examined whether a history of self-reported childhood sexual abuse (CSA) moderates the relationship between obesity and mental health symptoms (depression, anxiety, and posttraumatic stress disorder) in an ethnically diverse sample of low-income women. A community sample of 186 women completed self-report measures and had their weight and height measured. Body mass index and CSA had an interactive effect on all mental health measures, such that obese women with a CSA history reported substantially higher levels of all symptoms. These results give greater specificity to the obesity–mental health link reported in previous studies and provide possible directions for targeted intervention. (Author Abstract)en_US
dc.identifier.citationRamirez, Jennifer C. ; Milan, Stephanie. (2016). Childhood Sexual Abuse Moderates the Relationship Between Obesity and Mental Health in Low-Income Women. Child Maltreatment, 21(1), 85–89.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5812277/pdf/nihms940989.pdf
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11212/4389
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherChild Maltreatmenten_US
dc.subjectchild abuseen_US
dc.subjectresearchen_US
dc.subjectlong term effectsen_US
dc.subjecteating disordersen_US
dc.subjectpsychological effectsen_US
dc.subjectPTSDen_US
dc.titleChildhood Sexual Abuse Moderates the Relationship Between Obesity and Mental Health in Low-Income Womenen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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