TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2010//
TI  - Childhood maltreatment, depressive symptoms, and body dissatisfaction in patients with binge eating disorder: the mediating role of self-criticism
JO  - International journal of eating disorders
A1  - Dunkley, David M.
A1  - Masheb, Robin M.
A1  - Grilo, Carlos M.
SP  - 274
EP  - 281
VL  - 43
IS  - 3
N2  - OBJECTIVE: We examined the mediating role of self-criticism in the relation between childhood maltreatment and both depressive symptoms and body dissatisfaction in patients with binge eating disorder (BED). METHOD: Participants were 170 BED patients who completed measures of childhood maltreatment, self-criticism, self-esteem, depressive symptoms, and body dissatisfaction. RESULTS: Specific forms of childhood maltreatment (emotional abuse, sexual abuse) were significantly associated with body dissatisfaction. Path analyses demonstrated that self-criticism fully mediated the relation between emotional abuse and both depressive symptoms and body dissatisfaction. Specificity for the mediating role of self-criticism was demonstrated in comparison to other potential mediators (low self-esteem) and alternative competing mediation models. DISCUSSION: These results highlight self-criticism as a potential mechanism through which certain forms of childhood maltreatment may be associated with depressive symptoms and body dissatisfaction in BED patients.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0276-3478
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/eat.20796
ID  - ref1
ER  -