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JOURNAL OF TRAUMATIC STRESS
Volume 22, Issue 4, Pages 329-333Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/jts.20421
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- NCI NIH HHS [K071K07 CA124905-01A1, R01 CA081595, K07 CA124905, K07 CA124905-01A1, 2R01 CA081595] Funding Source: Medline
- NICHD NIH HHS [P01-HD31921, P01 HD031921] Funding Source: Medline
- NIDA NIH HHS [K23DA017261-0, R21 DA019704-01, K23 DA017261, K24DA016388, K24 DA016388, R21 DA019704] Funding Source: Medline
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The authors investigated the relationship between childhood abuse and obesity in young adulthood (M age = 22) in a large, U.S. representative sample (N = 15,197). Controlling for demographics and depression, men with a history of childhood sexual abuse were at increased risk of overweight and obesity. No association between childhood abuse and obesity or overweight was observed for women in this sample. Higher percentages of skipping meals to lose weight and problematic eating were observed among women with a history of physical abuse. This is the first study to note an association between childhood abuse with obesity and problematic weight management behaviors in a sample of young adults.
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