Exploring the Association Between Childhood Emotional Maltreatment and Eating Disorder Symptoms During Pregnancy: A Moderated Mediation Model with Prenatal Emotional Distress and Social Support.

• Tác giả: Nadia Barberis, Eleonora Bevacqua, Marco Cannavò, Giulia Costanzo, Giorgio Falgares, Claudia Guarneri, Maria Rita Infurna, Jada Sottile, Elena Tomba
• Ngôn ngữ: eng
• Ký hiệu phân loại: 373.241 Modern academic schools
• Thông tin xuất bản: Switzerland : Nutrients , 2025
• Bộ sưu tập: NCBI
• ID: 706686

Tóm tắt

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: Pregnancy is a critical period marked by significant transformations that can trigger or exacerbate eating disorder symptoms. Childhood emotional maltreatment, including abuse and neglect, is a known risk factor for disordered eating, yet its specific impact during pregnancy remains unexplored. For this reason, this study aimed to examine the link between childhood emotional maltreatment and eating disorder symptoms in pregnant women, also focusing on the potential mediating and moderating variables involved in this association. Specifically, this study explored the mediating role of prenatal emotional distress, whereas prenatal social support was investigated as a protective factor able to moderate the effects of past trauma on disordered eating during this sensitive period. METHODS: Participants were 272 Italian pregnant women (aged 18-48, RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS: The results showed that prenatal emotional distress totally mediated the association between childhood emotional maltreatment and eating disorder symptoms in pregnant women (