Indicators of Eating Disorders in Sexually Abused Brazilian Adolescents: Family and School Contexts
Eating disorders, characterized by abnormal eating behaviors, are among a wide variety of psychiatric conditions that mainly affect children and adolescents. These disorders have a multifactorial origin and can be associated with restrictive diets, negative feelings, harmful family relationships, an...
| Main Authors: | , , , , , , , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
MDPI AG
2023-08-01
|
| Series: | Children |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/10/8/1393 |
| _version_ | 1797585113789235200 |
|---|---|
| author | Julia Altoé Andrade Luciane Bresciani Salaroli Priscilla Rayanne e Silva Noll Matias Noll Sheila Oliveira Feitosa Rodrigo Daminello Raimundo Adriana Gonçalves de Oliveira Carolina Rodrigues Mendonça Luiz Carlos de Abreu |
| author_facet | Julia Altoé Andrade Luciane Bresciani Salaroli Priscilla Rayanne e Silva Noll Matias Noll Sheila Oliveira Feitosa Rodrigo Daminello Raimundo Adriana Gonçalves de Oliveira Carolina Rodrigues Mendonça Luiz Carlos de Abreu |
| author_sort | Julia Altoé Andrade |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | Eating disorders, characterized by abnormal eating behaviors, are among a wide variety of psychiatric conditions that mainly affect children and adolescents. These disorders have a multifactorial origin and can be associated with restrictive diets, negative feelings, harmful family relationships, and post-traumatic stress. Thus, this study’s objective was to evaluate the association between indicators of eating disorders and family and school contexts in Brazilian adolescents who previously experienced sexual abuse and examine the findings based on sex. National School Health Survey data were utilized. Among 102,301 students between 11 and 19 years of age, 4124 reported having experienced sexual abuse and were included in this study. Self-report questionnaires were used to assess participants’ health status and the presence of risk behaviors, which were examined through multivariate analysis using a Poisson regression model. The results indicated positive relationships between self-induced vomiting, laxative misuse, and other purgative methods and infrequent meals with family, hunger, and the presence of violence in students’ daily lives, regardless of sex (<i>p</i> < 0.05). In addition, body dissatisfaction and negative feelings about one’s body were associated with having been bullied or teased by schoolmates for both sexes (<i>p</i> < 0.05). Distant relationships with parents were associated with purgative methods and body dissatisfaction among female students (<i>p</i> < 0.05). In conclusion, body dissatisfaction, negative feelings about one’s body, laxative misuse, self-induced vomiting, and purgative methods were found to be associated with factors in family and school contexts such as hunger, infrequent meals with family, family violence, distant relationships with parents, and bullying at school in adolescents who have previously experienced sexual abuse. |
| first_indexed | 2024-03-11T00:02:16Z |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj.art-6b94b32815ab44c08d870b7d4bf262aa |
| institution | Directory Open Access Journal |
| issn | 2227-9067 |
| language | English |
| last_indexed | 2024-03-11T00:02:16Z |
| publishDate | 2023-08-01 |
| publisher | MDPI AG |
| record_format | Article |
| series | Children |
| spelling | doaj.art-6b94b32815ab44c08d870b7d4bf262aa2023-11-19T00:40:55ZengMDPI AGChildren2227-90672023-08-01108139310.3390/children10081393Indicators of Eating Disorders in Sexually Abused Brazilian Adolescents: Family and School ContextsJulia Altoé Andrade0Luciane Bresciani Salaroli1Priscilla Rayanne e Silva Noll2Matias Noll3Sheila Oliveira Feitosa4Rodrigo Daminello Raimundo5Adriana Gonçalves de Oliveira6Carolina Rodrigues Mendonça7Luiz Carlos de Abreu8Nutrition and Health Postgraduate Program, Health Sciences Center, Federal University Espirito Santo, Vitória 29075-910, BrazilNutrition and Health Postgraduate Program, Health Sciences Center, Federal University Espirito Santo, Vitória 29075-910, BrazilInstituto Federal Goiano, Ceres 76300-000, BrazilInstituto Federal Goiano, Ceres 76300-000, BrazilInstituto Federal Goiano, Ceres 76300-000, BrazilLaboratório de Delineamento de Estudos e Escrita Científica, Centro Universitário FMABC, Santo André 09060-590, BrazilLaboratório de Delineamento de Estudos e Escrita Científica, Centro Universitário FMABC, Santo André 09060-590, BrazilHealth Sciences Postgraduate Program, Medical School, Universidade Federal de Goiás, Goiânia 74605-080, BrazilNutrition and Health Postgraduate Program, Health Sciences Center, Federal University Espirito Santo, Vitória 29075-910, BrazilEating disorders, characterized by abnormal eating behaviors, are among a wide variety of psychiatric conditions that mainly affect children and adolescents. These disorders have a multifactorial origin and can be associated with restrictive diets, negative feelings, harmful family relationships, and post-traumatic stress. Thus, this study’s objective was to evaluate the association between indicators of eating disorders and family and school contexts in Brazilian adolescents who previously experienced sexual abuse and examine the findings based on sex. National School Health Survey data were utilized. Among 102,301 students between 11 and 19 years of age, 4124 reported having experienced sexual abuse and were included in this study. Self-report questionnaires were used to assess participants’ health status and the presence of risk behaviors, which were examined through multivariate analysis using a Poisson regression model. The results indicated positive relationships between self-induced vomiting, laxative misuse, and other purgative methods and infrequent meals with family, hunger, and the presence of violence in students’ daily lives, regardless of sex (<i>p</i> < 0.05). In addition, body dissatisfaction and negative feelings about one’s body were associated with having been bullied or teased by schoolmates for both sexes (<i>p</i> < 0.05). Distant relationships with parents were associated with purgative methods and body dissatisfaction among female students (<i>p</i> < 0.05). In conclusion, body dissatisfaction, negative feelings about one’s body, laxative misuse, self-induced vomiting, and purgative methods were found to be associated with factors in family and school contexts such as hunger, infrequent meals with family, family violence, distant relationships with parents, and bullying at school in adolescents who have previously experienced sexual abuse.https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/10/8/1393eating disorderslaxativesadolescents healthsexual violencesexual crimessexual assault victims |
| spellingShingle | Julia Altoé Andrade Luciane Bresciani Salaroli Priscilla Rayanne e Silva Noll Matias Noll Sheila Oliveira Feitosa Rodrigo Daminello Raimundo Adriana Gonçalves de Oliveira Carolina Rodrigues Mendonça Luiz Carlos de Abreu Indicators of Eating Disorders in Sexually Abused Brazilian Adolescents: Family and School Contexts Children eating disorders laxatives adolescents health sexual violence sexual crimes sexual assault victims |
| title | Indicators of Eating Disorders in Sexually Abused Brazilian Adolescents: Family and School Contexts |
| title_full | Indicators of Eating Disorders in Sexually Abused Brazilian Adolescents: Family and School Contexts |
| title_fullStr | Indicators of Eating Disorders in Sexually Abused Brazilian Adolescents: Family and School Contexts |
| title_full_unstemmed | Indicators of Eating Disorders in Sexually Abused Brazilian Adolescents: Family and School Contexts |
| title_short | Indicators of Eating Disorders in Sexually Abused Brazilian Adolescents: Family and School Contexts |
| title_sort | indicators of eating disorders in sexually abused brazilian adolescents family and school contexts |
| topic | eating disorders laxatives adolescents health sexual violence sexual crimes sexual assault victims |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/10/8/1393 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT juliaaltoeandrade indicatorsofeatingdisordersinsexuallyabusedbrazilianadolescentsfamilyandschoolcontexts AT lucianebrescianisalaroli indicatorsofeatingdisordersinsexuallyabusedbrazilianadolescentsfamilyandschoolcontexts AT priscillarayanneesilvanoll indicatorsofeatingdisordersinsexuallyabusedbrazilianadolescentsfamilyandschoolcontexts AT matiasnoll indicatorsofeatingdisordersinsexuallyabusedbrazilianadolescentsfamilyandschoolcontexts AT sheilaoliveirafeitosa indicatorsofeatingdisordersinsexuallyabusedbrazilianadolescentsfamilyandschoolcontexts AT rodrigodaminelloraimundo indicatorsofeatingdisordersinsexuallyabusedbrazilianadolescentsfamilyandschoolcontexts AT adrianagoncalvesdeoliveira indicatorsofeatingdisordersinsexuallyabusedbrazilianadolescentsfamilyandschoolcontexts AT carolinarodriguesmendonca indicatorsofeatingdisordersinsexuallyabusedbrazilianadolescentsfamilyandschoolcontexts AT luizcarlosdeabreu indicatorsofeatingdisordersinsexuallyabusedbrazilianadolescentsfamilyandschoolcontexts |