@article{ref1,
title="Relationships between childhood abuse and eating pathology among individuals with binge-eating disorder: examining the moderating roles of self-discrepancy and self-directed style",
journal="Eating disorders",
year="2021",
author="Borg, Skylar L. and Schaefer, Lauren M. and Hazzard, Vivienne M. and Herting, Nicola and Peterson, Carol B. and Crosby, Ross D. and Crow, Scott J. and Engel, Scott G. and Wonderlich, Stephen A.",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="Childhood maltreatment appears to increase the risk for eating disorders (EDs). The current study examined potential moderating factors (i.e., self-discrepancy and negative self-directed style), which may increase or decrease the impact of maltreatment (i.e., emotional abuse, physical abuse, sexual abuse) on later ED symptoms. One hundred seven men and women with binge-eating disorder (BED) completed semi-structured interviews and questionnaires assessing childhood maltreatment, self-discrepancy, negative self-directed style, and ED pathology. Linear regression was used to examine the moderating role of self-discrepancy and negative self-directed style in the associations between each type of abuse and level of ED severity. Actual:ought self-discrepancy (i.e., the difference between one's self and who one believes they ought to be) moderated the relationships between ED pathology and emotional abuse (β =.26 p =.007), as well as physical abuse (β =.23, p =.02). <br><br>RESULTS suggest that the relationship between childhood abuse (i.e., emotional abuse, physical abuse) and ED pathology may be stronger for those with higher levels of actual:ought self-discrepancy. Further clarification of the relationships between actual:ought self-discrepancy and distinct forms of childhood abuse is needed, as well as intervention studies examining whether targeting actual:ought self-discrepancy provides an additional benefit for trauma-exposed individuals with BED.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1064-0266",
doi="10.1080/10640266.2020.1864588",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10640266.2020.1864588"
}