Maxime Legendre1, Stéphane Sabourin1, Catherine Bégin2. 1. School of Psychology, Pavillon Félix-Antoine-Savard, Laval University, 2325, rue des Bibliothèques, Quebec, QC, G1V 0A6, Canada. 2. School of Psychology, Pavillon Félix-Antoine-Savard, Laval University, 2325, rue des Bibliothèques, Quebec, QC, G1V 0A6, Canada. catherine.begin@psy.ulaval.ca.
Abstract
PURPOSE: A higher risk of food addiction (FA) in individuals reporting childhood sexual abuse (CSA) has been well demonstrated with community samples, but studies including clinical samples failed to replicate this relation. This study examined, among individuals presenting eating and weight disorders, the risk of FA for those reporting CSA while considering the severity of CSA and other types of traumas. METHODS: Participants (N = 187) completed a DSM-5 diagnosis assessment and questionnaires on LimeSurvey evaluating FA, interpersonal traumas, depressive level, body esteem, dieting/weight preoccupations, and body mass index (BMI). Logistic regressions were used to calculate the odds ratio (OR) of FA using interpersonal traumas as risk factors, and t tests were used to compare individuals with FA and CSA and those with FA without CSA. RESULTS: Of all interpersonal traumas, CSA was associated with the highest risk of FA, with ORs of 1.73 (p = 0.094) and 2.07 (p = 0.034). The relationship with the abuser, the type of sexual abuse and the number of abuses were significant or marginally significant risk factors, with ORs ranging from 1.26 to 1.50. Finally, no significant difference was found between FA with CSA and FA without CSA. CONCLUSION: Using a clinical sample, this study showed a higher risk of FA in individuals reporting CSA and provided evidence that the relationship with the abuser, the type of sexual abuse, and the number of abuses are relevant factors. Additionally, in individuals with FA, the presence or absence of CSA did not influence depressive level, body esteem, dieting/weight preoccupations, or BMI. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Level V, cross-sectional, descriptive study.
PURPOSE: A higher risk of food addiction (FA) in individuals reporting childhood sexual abuse (CSA) has been well demonstrated with community samples, but studies including clinical samples failed to replicate this relation. This study examined, among individuals presenting eating and weight disorders, the risk of FA for those reporting CSA while considering the severity of CSA and other types of traumas. METHODS: Participants (N = 187) completed a DSM-5 diagnosis assessment and questionnaires on LimeSurvey evaluating FA, interpersonal traumas, depressive level, body esteem, dieting/weight preoccupations, and body mass index (BMI). Logistic regressions were used to calculate the odds ratio (OR) of FA using interpersonal traumas as risk factors, and t tests were used to compare individuals with FA and CSA and those with FA without CSA. RESULTS: Of all interpersonal traumas, CSA was associated with the highest risk of FA, with ORs of 1.73 (p = 0.094) and 2.07 (p = 0.034). The relationship with the abuser, the type of sexual abuse and the number of abuses were significant or marginally significant risk factors, with ORs ranging from 1.26 to 1.50. Finally, no significant difference was found between FA with CSA and FA without CSA. CONCLUSION: Using a clinical sample, this study showed a higher risk of FA in individuals reporting CSA and provided evidence that the relationship with the abuser, the type of sexual abuse, and the number of abuses are relevant factors. Additionally, in individuals with FA, the presence or absence of CSA did not influence depressive level, body esteem, dieting/weight preoccupations, or BMI. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Level V, cross-sectional, descriptive study.
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