TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2013//
TI  - Compensatory weight control behaviors of women in emerging adulthood: associations between childhood abuse experiences and adult relationship avoidance
JO  - Journal of American college health
A1  - Bankoff, Sarah M.
A1  - Valentine, Sarah E.
A1  - Jackson, Michelle A.
A1  - Schacht, Rebecca L.
A1  - Pantalone, David W.
SP  - 468
EP  - 475
VL  - 61
IS  - 8
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0744-8481
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07448481.2013.833515
ID  - ref1
ER  -