Childhood trauma and eating disorder risk among young adult females: The mediating role of mentalization / Gianluca SANTORO in Development and Psychopathology, 38-1 (February 2026)  

Public ISBD [article]  inDevelopment and Psychopathology > 38-1 (February 2026) . - p.293-300 Titre : Childhood trauma and eating disorder risk among young adult females: The mediating role of mentalization Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : Gianluca SANTORO, Auteur ; Marco CANNAVÃ’, Auteur ; Adriano SCHIMMENTI, Auteur ; Nadia BARBERIS, Auteur Article en page(s) : p.293-300 Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : childhood trauma eating disorders mentalization structural equation modeling Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Eating disorders (EDs) are particularly prevalent among young adult females. Previous research has shown that childhood trauma and reduced mentalizing abilities are involved in ED symptoms. The current study was aimed at testing the mediating effects of failures in mentalizing on the relationship between childhood trauma and ED risk among young adult females. The sample consisted of 409 Caucasian young adult females, aged between 18 and 30 years old (M = 23.45, SD = 2.76). The reported mean body mass index was within the normal range (M = 22.62; SD = 4.35). Self-report instruments were administered to assess the variables of interest. Structural equation modeling revealed that childhood trauma predicted increased failures in mentalizing (β = .36) and ED risk (β = .30), that failures in mentalizing predicted an increased ED risk (β = .35), and that the positive association between childhood trauma and ED risk was partially mediated by failures in mentalizing (indirect effect: β = .13). These findings suggest that ED symptoms might result from unprocessed and painful feelings embedded in child abuse and neglect. Clinical interventions focused at improving mentalizing abilities might reduce the ED risk among young adult females who have been exposed to childhood trauma. En ligne : https://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0954579425100205 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=579 [article] Childhood trauma and eating disorder risk among young adult females: The mediating role of mentalization [texte imprimé] / Gianluca SANTORO, Auteur ; Marco CANNAVÃ’, Auteur ; Adriano SCHIMMENTI, Auteur ; Nadia BARBERIS, Auteur . - p.293-300. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Development and Psychopathology > 38-1 (February 2026) . - p.293-300 Mots-clés : childhood trauma eating disorders mentalization structural equation modeling Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Eating disorders (EDs) are particularly prevalent among young adult females. Previous research has shown that childhood trauma and reduced mentalizing abilities are involved in ED symptoms. The current study was aimed at testing the mediating effects of failures in mentalizing on the relationship between childhood trauma and ED risk among young adult females. The sample consisted of 409 Caucasian young adult females, aged between 18 and 30 years old (M = 23.45, SD = 2.76). The reported mean body mass index was within the normal range (M = 22.62; SD = 4.35). Self-report instruments were administered to assess the variables of interest. Structural equation modeling revealed that childhood trauma predicted increased failures in mentalizing (β = .36) and ED risk (β = .30), that failures in mentalizing predicted an increased ED risk (β = .35), and that the positive association between childhood trauma and ED risk was partially mediated by failures in mentalizing (indirect effect: β = .13). These findings suggest that ED symptoms might result from unprocessed and painful feelings embedded in child abuse and neglect. Clinical interventions focused at improving mentalizing abilities might reduce the ED risk among young adult females who have been exposed to childhood trauma. En ligne : https://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0954579425100205 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=579

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