relation: http://repositorio.uneatlantico.es/id/eprint/7508/
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title: Mediators between sexual abuse and eating disorder severity: A comparative case‐control study in treatment‐naïve patients
creator: Ventura, Ludovica
creator: Gómez del Barrio, Andrés
creator: Miras‐Aguilar, María
creator: Ruiz‐Gutiérrez, José
creator: González Gómez, Jana
creator: González‐Blanch, César
subject: Psicología
description: Objective Sexual abuse is associated with eating disorders (EDs) severity. However, the psychological mediators of this association have received scant attention in the literature.  Method The present study aimed to evaluate the mediating role of psychological maladjustment, alexithymia, and self-esteem in the relationship between sexual abuse and EDs severity in a sample of 134 treatment-naïve patients with an EDs and 129 paired healthy controls.  Results In the EDs group, EDs severity among participants who had been sexually abused was mediated by greater psychological maladjustment and alexithymia (indirect effects: β = 12.55, 95% CI [6.11–19.87] p < 0.001; β = 3.22, 95% CI [0.235–7.97] p < 0.05, respectively). By contrast, these variables had no significant mediating effect on EDs severity in the control group.  Discussion These findings support the hypothesis of a disorder-related relationship between sexual abuse and alexithymia and psychological maladjustment, which, in turn, influences EDs severity. Alexithymia and psychological maladjustment appear to be promising therapeutic targets for patients with EDs who have a history of sexual abuse.
date: 2023
type: Artículo
type: PeerReviewed
identifier:   Artículo Materias > Psicología <http://repositorio.uneatlantico.es/view/subjects/uneat=5Fps.html> Universidad Europea del Atlántico > Investigación > Producción Científica <http://repositorio.uneatlantico.es/view/divisions/uneatlantico=5Fproduccion=5Fcientifica.html> Cerrado Inglés Objective Sexual abuse is associated with eating disorders (EDs) severity. However, the psychological mediators of this association have received scant attention in the literature. Method The present study aimed to evaluate the mediating role of psychological maladjustment, alexithymia, and self-esteem in the relationship between sexual abuse and EDs severity in a sample of 134 treatment-naïve patients with an EDs and 129 paired healthy controls. Results In the EDs group, EDs severity among participants who had been sexually abused was mediated by greater psychological maladjustment and alexithymia (indirect effects: β = 12.55, 95% CI [6.11–19.87] p < 0.001; β = 3.22, 95% CI [0.235–7.97] p < 0.05, respectively). By contrast, these variables had no significant mediating effect on EDs severity in the control group. Discussion These findings support the hypothesis of a disorder-related relationship between sexual abuse and alexithymia and psychological maladjustment, which, in turn, influences EDs severity. Alexithymia and psychological maladjustment appear to be promising therapeutic targets for patients with EDs who have a history of sexual abuse. metadata Ventura, Ludovica; Gómez del Barrio, Andrés; Miras‐Aguilar, María; Ruiz‐Gutiérrez, José; González Gómez, Jana y González‐Blanch, César mail SIN ESPECIFICAR, SIN ESPECIFICAR, SIN ESPECIFICAR, SIN ESPECIFICAR, SIN ESPECIFICAR, cesar.gonzalezblanch@uneatlantico.es       (2023) Mediators between sexual abuse and eating disorder severity: A comparative case‐control study in treatment‐naïve patients.  European Eating Disorders Review.   ISSN 1072-4133     
relation: http://doi.org/10.1002/erv.2991
relation: doi:10.1002/erv.2991
language: en