%0 Journal Article
%T Compensatory weight control behaviors of women in emerging adulthood: associations between childhood abuse experiences and adult relationship avoidance
%J Journal of American college health
%D 2013
%A Bankoff, Sarah M.
%A Valentine, Sarah E.
%A Jackson, Michelle A.
%A Schacht, Rebecca L.
%A Pantalone, David W.
%V 61
%N 8
%P 468-475
%X 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 ("N" = 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, "N" = 747] = 36.37, "p" < 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>
%G en
%I Informa - Taylor and Francis Group
%@ 0744-8481
%U http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07448481.2013.833515