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

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CHILD MALTREATMENT
卷 28, 期 2, 页码 286-296

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SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC
DOI: 10.1177/10775595221092946

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childhood abuse; major depressive disorder; generalized anxiety disorder; body mass index; young adulthood

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This study examined the relationship between childhood abuse and body mass index (BMI) in young adults and explored the potential mediating role of depression and anxiety. The findings showed that females who experienced sexual abuse had higher BMIs at both wave 4 and 5, and major depressive disorder (MDD) mediated the relationship between sexual abuse and BMI. Furthermore, sexual abuse moderated the relationship between MDD and BMI at wave 4 in females.
We 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 (n(females) = 836, n(males) = 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.

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