@article{ref1,
title="Adverse childhood experiences in relation to mood-, weight-, and eating-related outcomes in emerging adulthood: Does self-compassion play a buffering role?",
journal="Child abuse and neglect",
year="2021",
author="Hazzard, Vivienne M. and Yoon, Cynthia and Emery, Rebecca L. and Mason, Susan M. and Crosby, Ross D. and Wonderlich, Stephen A. and Neumark-Sztainer, Dianne",
volume="122",
number="",
pages="e105307-e105307",
abstract="BACKGROUND: Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are associated with a range of health problems, yet protective factors such as self-compassion may help buffer these associations. <br><br>OBJECTIVE: This study examined associations of distinct patterns of ACEs with depressive symptoms, body mass index (BMI), and disordered eating symptoms and investigated self-compassion as a potential protective factor. PARTICIPANTS AND SETTING: Data from a diverse sample of 1440 emerging adults (M(age) = 22.2 years; 53.7% female; 80.3% with race/ethnicity other than non-Hispanic white) came from the population-based EAT 2018 (Eating and Activity over Time) study. <br><br>METHODS: Seven types of ACEs were retrospectively self-reported and used as model indicators in latent class analysis to identify patterns of ACEs. Self-compassion, depressive symptoms, height and weight (to calculate BMI), and disordered eating symptoms were also assessed. Demographic-adjusted regression models were conducted. <br><br>RESULTS: Three latent classes emerged: &quot;low ACEs&quot; (66.5% of the sample), &quot;household dysfunction&quot; (24.3%), and &quot;household dysfunction and abuse&quot; (9.1%). Compared to participants in the &quot;low ACEs&quot; class, participants in either latent class involving household dysfunction demonstrated higher levels of depressive and disordered eating symptoms. Participants in the &quot;household dysfunction and abuse&quot; class also had higher BMI. Associations differed by self-compassion for depressive symptoms (p(interaction) = 0.01), BMI (p(interaction) = 0.03), and disordered eating symptoms (p(interaction) = 0.005), such that associations for latent classes characterized by ACEs were weaker with higher levels of self-compassion. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: These findings suggest self-compassion may act as a buffer against adverse mood-, weight-, and eating-related outcomes in the face of adversity and therefore may be an important intervention target.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0145-2134",
doi="10.1016/j.chiabu.2021.105307",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2021.105307"
}