OBJECTIVE This study investigated associations between child maltreatment and body mass, body weight perceptions, and weight control behaviors among men and women. METHOD Data were derived from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health (Add Health). Multinomial logistic regression was used to investigate links between dimensions of childhood maltreatment and adult (a) classifications of body mass index (BMI), (b) discrepancies in perceived weight and actual BMI categories, and (c) normative and risky weight control behaviors. RESULTS Childhood maltreatment was highly predictive of BMI classification, weight perception discrepancies, and weight control behaviors for women. Women who reported physical abuse, sexual abuse, and neglect had increased risks for being slightly or very overweight, and among those who reported physical abuse and/or a combination of physical abuse and neglect, there is an increased likelihood of holding overweight perceptions. Finally, female victims of physical abuse, physical abuse and neglect, and of neglect only were more likely to adopt risky (e.g., diet pills or purging) versus normative (e.g., diet and exercise) weight control behaviors. CONCLUSION Results indicated that women who reported childhood maltreatment have increased risks for developing body and weight related issues, confirming research documenting female-specific effects of childhood maltreatment. For women, certain forms of maltreatment strongly predicted BMI groupings, discrepant weight perceptions, and risky weight behaviors. Taken together, findings suggest that child maltreatment is a predictor of health-related outcomes. Moreover, results highlight the importance of assessing gender-specific effects when examining outcomes related to body, weight, and dieting. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2020 APA, all rights reserved).

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童年时期虐待对成年后体重和体重相关行为的作用。

目的本研究调查了虐待儿童与体重，体重知觉和体重控制行为之间的关联。方法数据来源于青少年对成人健康的纵向研究（增加健康）。多项逻辑回归用于研究儿童虐待与成人之间的联系（a）体重指数（BMI）的分类，（b）体重与实际BMI类别的差异以及（c）规范和危险的体重控制行为。结果童年虐待对妇女的BMI分类，体重感知差异和体重控制行为具有高度的预测作用。报告遭受身体虐待，性虐待和忽视的妇女，体重超重或超重的风险增加，在那些报告了身体虐待和/或身体虐待和忽视相结合的人中，持有超重感知的可能性增加。最后，身体受虐待，身体受虐待和忽视以及仅被忽视的女性受害者更有可能采取危险的（例如减肥药或泻药）与规范的（例如饮食和运动）体重控制行为。结论结果表明，报告了儿童期虐待的女性患身体和体重相关问题的风险增加，证实了记录了儿童期虐待对女性的特定影响的研究。对于女性而言，某些形式的虐待强烈预测了BMI分组，不正确的体重感知和危险的体重行为。综上所述，研究结果表明，虐待儿童是健康相关结果的预测因素。此外，结果强调了在检查与体重，体重和节食有关的结局时评估针对性别的影响的重要性。（PsycInfo数据库记录（c）2020 APA，保留所有权利）。