Relationship between Childhood Traumas and Eating Attitudes in College Students

• Main Author: Pervin Tunç
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Psikiyatride Güncel Yaklaşımlar 2019-12-01
• Series: Psikiyatride Guncel Yaklasimlar
• Subjects: eating disorders; childhood traumas
• Online Access: http://psikguncel.org/archives/vol11/no5/cap_11_05_16_en.pdf

This study aimed to evaluate the predictive effect of childhood trauma and several sociodemographic features on eating attitudes.. 612 university students participated in this cross-sectional work. Data were gathered using the Childhood Trauma Scale, Eating Attitudes Test, and Demographic Information Form. The hypothetical model which was planned to be tested in the study was designed with respect to the relational scanning model. According to the analysis, physical neglect was found to have a predictor role over ‘thinness obsession’; and sexual abuse was found to have a predictor role over ‘dieting’. Obesity anxiety and feeling of social pressure was found to be prevalent among females. Body mass index was found to have a predictor role over obesity anxiet’ and feeling of social pressure. In conclusion, assessing sexual abuse and physical neglect might be instructive in planning possible interventions in eating disorder cases and should be considered in treatment.