TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2015//
TI  - Childhood sexual abuse moderates the relationship between obesity and mental health in low-income women
JO  - Child maltreatment
A1  - Ramirez, Jennifer C.
A1  - Milan, Stephanie
SP  - 85
EP  - 89
VL  - 21
IS  - 1
N2  - We examined whether a history of self-reported childhood sexual abuse (CSA) moderates the relationship between obesity and mental health symptoms (depression, anxiety, and posttraumatic stress disorder) in an ethnically diverse sample of low-income women. A community sample of 186 women completed self-report measures and had their weight and height measured. Body mass index and CSA had an interactive effect on all mental health measures, such that obese women with a CSA history reported substantially higher levels of all symptoms. These results give greater specificity to the obesity-mental health link reported in previous studies and provide possible directions for targeted intervention.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1077-5595
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1077559515611246
ID  - ref1
ER  -