Relationship Between Childhood Abuse and Body Mass Index in Young Adulthood: Mediated by Depression and Anxiety?

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dc.contributor.authorElsenburg, L. K., Liefbroer, A. C., van Eeden, A. E., Hoek, H. W., Oldehinkel, A. J., & Smidt, N.
dc.date.accessioned2022-06-09T19:36:38Z
dc.date.available2022-06-09T19:36:38Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.description.abstractWe examined whether childhood abuse is related to body mass index (BMI) in young adults and whether this relationship is mediated by depression and anxiety. Data are from the Dutch longitudinal cohort study TRAILS (nfemales = 836, nmales = 719). At wave 4, childhood sexual, physical and verbal abuse, and lifetime major depressive disorder (MDD) and generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) were assessed. BMI was measured at wave 4 and 5 (mean age = 19.2/22.4 years). Sex-stratified structural equation models were estimated. Females who had experienced sexual abuse had a higher BMI at wave 4 (B = 0.97, 95%CI = [ 0.01,1.96]) and a higher increase in BMI between wave 4 and 5 (B = 0.52, 95%CI = [0.04,1.01]) than females who had not experienced sexual abuse. Additionally, MDD and BMI at wave 4 were related in females (B = 1.35, 95%CI = [0.52,2.18]). MDD mediated the relationship between sexual abuse and BMI at wave 4 in females. In addition, sexual abuse moderated the relationship between MDD and BMI at wave 4. The relationship was stronger among females who had experienced sexual abuse than among females who had not. Prevention of BMI changes among females who experienced sexual abuse may thus be warranted, particularly when they developed MDD. MDD treatment, such as abuse-focused psychotherapy, may aid this prevention.en_US
dc.identifier.citationElsenburg, L. K., Liefbroer, A. C., van Eeden, A. E., Hoek, H. W., Oldehinkel, A. J., & Smidt, N. (2022). Relationship Between Childhood Abuse and Body Mass Index in Young Adulthood: Mediated by Depression and Anxiety?. Child Maltreatment, 10775595221092946.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/10775595221092946
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11212/5439
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherChild Maltreatmenten_US
dc.subjectresearchen_US
dc.subjectchild maltreatmenten_US
dc.subjectlong term effectsen_US
dc.subjecthealth outcomesen_US
dc.subjectobesityen_US
dc.subjectInternational Resourcesen_US
dc.subjectNetherlandsen_US
dc.subjectmajor depressive disorderen_US
dc.subjectgeneralized anxiety disorderen_US
dc.titleRelationship Between Childhood Abuse and Body Mass Index in Young Adulthood: Mediated by Depression and Anxiety?en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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