@article{ref1,
title="Compensatory weight control behaviors of women in emerging adulthood: associations between childhood abuse experiences and adult relationship avoidance",
journal="Journal of American college health",
year="2013",
author="Bankoff, Sarah M. and Valentine, Sarah E. and Jackson, Michelle A. and Schacht, Rebecca L. and Pantalone, David W.",
volume="61",
number="8",
pages="468-475",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: To examine correlates of compensatory weight control behaviors among women in transition between adolescence and adulthood. Participants: The authors recruited a sample of undergraduate women (&quot;N&quot; = 759) at a large northwestern university during the 2009-2010 academic year. <br><br>METHODS: Logistic regression was used to assess relations among childhood abuse, psychosocial functioning, adult dating relationship factors, and women's endorsement of compensatory weight control behaviors. <br><br>RESULTS: The final model reliably distinguished between participants who endorsed versus denied use of compensatory behaviors (?[superscript 2][5, &quot;N&quot; = 747] = 36.37, &quot;p&quot; < 0.001), with global psychosocial functioning and relationship avoidance accounting for the most variance. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: These findings illustrate the importance of considering childhood abuse histories and adult relationships while assessing young women's compensatory weight control behaviors.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0744-8481",
doi="10.1080/07448481.2013.833515",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07448481.2013.833515"
}