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Lifetime Traumatic Experiences and Disordered Eating among University Students: The Role of Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms
Joint Authors
Malinauskas, Romualdas
Malinauskiene, Vilija
Source
Issue
Vol. 2018, Issue 2018 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.1-10, 10 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2018-01-18
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
10
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The associations between lifetime traumatic events (TEs), posttraumatic stress (PTS) symptoms, and disordered eating (DE) were studied in a sample of 614 university students (mean age 20 years).
An anonymous questionnaire included 32 lifetime TEs, IES-revised measured PTS symptoms, and EAT-26 evaluated DE symptoms.
Statistical analyses included Pearson correlations and structural equation models (SEM) with bootstrapping method.
Findings reveal the prevalence of DE in 8.1% of participants, while 73.9% of students experienced at least one lifetime TE.
52.0% of students with DE had PTS symptoms (p<0.0001) and 30.8% of students with lifetime TEs had PTS symptoms (p<0.001).
In SEM, direct paths from lifetime TEs to PTS symptoms (0.38, p<0.0001) and from PTS symptoms to DE (0.40, p<0.0001) were observed.
The final SEM confirmed the mediating role of PTS symptoms in the path between some TEs (traffic accident and seriously injured) and DE among the university students.
If PTS symptoms are associated with DE, then addressing PTS symptoms in the context of DE treatment may improve treatment efficacy.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Malinauskiene, Vilija& Malinauskas, Romualdas. 2018. Lifetime Traumatic Experiences and Disordered Eating among University Students: The Role of Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms. BioMed Research International،Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1130055
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Malinauskiene, Vilija& Malinauskas, Romualdas. Lifetime Traumatic Experiences and Disordered Eating among University Students: The Role of Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms. BioMed Research International No. 2018 (2018), pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1130055
American Medical Association (AMA)
Malinauskiene, Vilija& Malinauskas, Romualdas. Lifetime Traumatic Experiences and Disordered Eating among University Students: The Role of Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms. BioMed Research International. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1130055
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1130055