@article{ref1,
title="Child and adolescent maltreatment patterns and risk of eating disorder behaviors developing in young adulthood",
journal="Child abuse and neglect",
year="2021",
author="Ziobrowski, Hannah N. and Buka, Stephen L. and Austin, S. Bryn and Duncan, Alexis E. and Simone, Melissa and Sullivan, Adam J. and Horton, Nicholas J. and Field, Alison E.",
volume="120",
number="",
pages="e105225-e105225",
abstract="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. <br><br>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 7010 U.S. women and men (95% White) in the Growing Up Today Study, a prospective, community-based cohort study (14 waves between 1996 and 2016). <br><br>METHODS: We used a previously created maltreatment variable that was empirically derived using latent class analysis. Maltreatment groups were characterized as: &quot;no/low abuse,&quot; &quot;child physical abuse,&quot; &quot;adolescent emotional abuse,&quot; &quot;child and adolescent physical and emotional abuse,&quot; and &quot;child and adolescent sexual abuse.&quot; 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. <br><br>RESULTS: Groups characterized by maltreatment had elevated risks of incident ED behaviors compared with the &quot;no/low abuse&quot; group among both women and men. For women, risks tended to be strongest among the &quot;child and adolescent sexual abuse&quot; group. For men, risks tended to be strongest among the &quot;child and adolescent physical and emotional abuse&quot; group. Risks were particularly strong for purging behaviors. <br><br>CONCLUSION: Risk of incident ED behaviors in young adulthood varied by distinct maltreatment groups. Detecting maltreatment early may help prevent EDs and subsequent maltreatment.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0145-2134",
doi="10.1016/j.chiabu.2021.105225",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2021.105225"
}