ICPS
2019 International Convention of Psychological Science · 2019
The Weight of Trauma: Association of Childhood Neglect and Bodyweight in Adulthood. Evidence for Sex Differences from a Representative Survey
- Mareike Ernst
University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz - Ana Tibubos
University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz - Antonia Werner
University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz - Manfred Beutel
University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz - Paul Plener
Medical University of Vienna - Paul Plener
University of Ulm - Joerg Fegert
University of Ulm - Elmar Brähler
University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz
Abstract
In a representative sample from the population, childhood emotional and physical neglect were related to bodyweight in adulthood. In women, they were associated with severe obesity. In men, both forms of maltreatment were associated with being underweight. Only in women, mental distress mediated the effects of emotional neglect on bodyweight.
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