Deficits in Emotion Regulation Mediate the Relationship between Childhood Abuse and Later Eating Disorder Symptoms

Autor/inn/en	Burns, Erin E.; Fischer, Sarah; Jackson, Joan L.; Harding, Hilary G.
Titel	Deficits in Emotion Regulation Mediate the Relationship between Childhood Abuse and Later Eating Disorder Symptoms
Quelle	In: Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 36 (2012) 1, S.32-39 (8 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0145-2134
DOI	10.1016/j.chiabu.2011.08.005
Schlagwörter	Child Abuse; Structural Equation Models; Eating Disorders; Pathology; Symptoms (Individual Disorders); Self Control; Correlation; Sexual Abuse; Surveys; Females; College Students; Identification; Therapy + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Abuse of children; Abuse; Child; Children; Kindesmissbrauch; Missbrauch; Kind; Kinder; Appetite disorder; Essstörung; Pathologie; Psychiatrische Symptomatik; Selbstbeherrschung; Korrelation; Sexueller Missbrauch; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Weibliches Geschlecht; Collegestudent; Identifikation; Identifizierung; Therapie
Abstract	The present study examined the relationship of child maltreatment to both emotion dysregulation and subsequent eating pathology. In an effort to extend previous research, the authors examined the unique impact of childhood emotional abuse (CEA) on emotion dysregulation and eating disorder (ED) symptoms while controlling for the effects of sexual and physical abuse. Structural equation modeling was utilized to simultaneously examine the effects of all three abuse types on multiple dependent variables as well as examine whether deficits in emotion regulation mediated the relationship between abuse and eating pathology. Results from a survey of 1,254 female college students revealed significant paths from abuse subtypes to specific eating disorder symptoms, with CEA evidencing the strongest association with ED symptoms. Additionally, emotion dysregulation was positively associated with ED symptoms, and mediated the effects of emotional abuse on symptoms. Findings support previous research on the enduring effects of emotional abuse as well as highlight the importance of the assessment of CEA in the treatment of ED symptoms. (Contains 1 table and 2 figures.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10