Research Article

Gender differences in the pathway of childhood trauma, impulsivity and adult eating behaviour: a cross-sectional study

DOI: 10.2989/17280583.2023.2293904
Author(s): Antônio Bonfada Collares Machado Institute of Psychology, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, Katia Irie Teruya Institute of Psychology, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, Rogério Friedman Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, Gibson Juliano Weydmann Institute of Psychology, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, Eduardo Remor Institute of Psychology, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, Lisiane Bizarro Institute of Psychology, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil,

Abstract

Objective: The current cross-sectional study aimed to examine the association between childhood trauma, impulsivity, binge eating symptoms, and body mass index (BMI) in a sample of males and females. We also aimed to investigate the indirect association of childhood trauma with binge eating through impulsivity while controlling for BMI.

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