Examination of Relationship of Eating Disorders with Childhood Traumas and Life Satisfaction

Abstract

According to Multidimensional Model of Eating Disorders, eating disorders are multifactorial psychopathologies. Hence, the precipitating factors -which could be psychological and familial beside cultural and biological-are an important area of study regarding intervention and treatment plans of eating disorders. Therefore, the aim of this study have been determined as examination of the relationship of eating disorder tendencies, with childhood traumas and life satisfaction. Convenience sampling method has been applied. Data collection has been conducted via SCOFF (REZZY) eating disorders screening inventory, Traumatic Childhood Experiences Inventory, Life Satisfaction Scale and demographic form. 289 volunteered adult participants-who have been reached via convenience sampling method-answered the scales (Age range = 21-49). The %34.3 of the participants was determined as above the reported REZZY cut-point for eating disorder risk. According to results of the analysis the participants with eating disorder tendencies differed with higher scores regarding childhood traumas, emotional abuse, physical abuse, and sexual abuse scores. Results have been discussed under the light of the related literature. It can be said that the literature that points out the importance of traumatic past experiences regarding psychopathology risks are in accordance with the findings of the presented study.

Effect of Childhood Traumas on Eating Disorders: Systematic Review

“…The analyzed studies consisted of structured or semi-structured qualitative research (Wiederman 1998, Grilo et al 2002, Leonard et al 2002, Crawford et al 2014, Guillaume et al 2016, Utzinger et al 2016, Belli et al 2019), relational survey model, descriptive and cross-sectional studies (e.g., Gürcan et al 2019, Kaya 2019, Kocakaya 2019, Merdin 2018, Tunç 2019, Okumuşoğlu 2022, case-control studies (Wonderlich 2007). Structural equation modeling (Burns et al 2012) and regression analyses (Kong and Bernstein 2009) were also applied in some studies.…”