Citation

Fuemmeler BF, Dedert E, McClernon FJ, Beckham JC. J. Trauma. Stress 2009; 22(4): 329-333.

Affiliation

Community and Family Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA. bernard.fuemmeler@duke.edu

Copyright

(Copyright © 2009, International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, Publisher John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1002/jts.20421

PMID

19588510

PMCID

PMC2748336

Abstract

The authors investigated the relationship between childhood abuse and obesity in young adulthood (M age = 22) in a large, U.S. representative sample (N = 15,197). Controlling for demographics and depression, men with a history of childhood sexual abuse were at increased risk of overweight and obesity. No association between childhood abuse and obesity or overweight was observed for women in this sample. Higher percentages of skipping meals to lose weight and problematic eating were observed among women with a history of physical abuse. This is the first study to note an association between childhood abuse with obesity and problematic weight management behaviors in a sample of young adults.

Language: en