Eating-related guilt and mental health across middle childhood to early adolescence
Background: Limited research exists on the association of eating-related guilt and mental health across middle childhood to early adolescence. Therefore, this study was guided by two aims: (1) to examine cross-sectional and longitudinal associations between eating-related guilt and mental health (i....
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| description | Background: Limited research exists on the association of eating-related guilt and mental health across middle childhood to early adolescence. Therefore, this study was guided by two aims: (1) to examine cross-sectional and longitudinal associations between eating-related guilt and mental health (i.e., internalizing symptoms and self-esteem) and (2) to examine how executive functioning deficits moderate the cross-sectional association between eating-related guilt and mental health. Methods: Children (N = 202) completed self-report measures of eating-related guilt, internalizing symptoms, and self-esteem across three years in six semi-annual waves. A self-report measure of executive functioning deficits was completed at Wave 6. Results: Eating-related guilt was positively associated with internalizing symptoms cross-sectionally, but there were no prospective associations. There was a significant parallel association between eating-related guilt and internalizing symptoms slopes, suggesting increases in eating-related guilt were positively associated with internalizing symptoms across waves. Eating-related guilt and self-esteem were unrelated. There was an interaction of eating-related guilt and executive functioning deficits in relation to internalizing symptoms and self-esteem such that at high executive functioning deficits, there was a relation between higher eating-related guilt and higher internalizing symptoms and lower self-esteem. Limitations: Constructs were assessed with self-report measures, with eating-related guilt being assessed with an abbreviated measure. For the second aim, only cross-sectional data were available for executive functioning. Conclusions: Eating-related guilt and internalizing symptoms appear to track together across middle childhood and early adolescence; executive functioning deficits may explain risk for negative outcomes for children experiencing eating-related guilt. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-aa25f6f8b1104ee9b06cab388fdd73492022-12-21T19:35:29ZengElsevierJournal of Affective Disorders Reports2666-91532021-12-016100221Eating-related guilt and mental health across middle childhood to early adolescenceTyler B. Mason0Kathryn E. Smith1Christine Naya2Daniel Chu3Genevieve F. Dunton4Department of Population and Public Health Sciences, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA; Corresponding author at: University of Southern California, 2001 Soto St., Los Angeles, CA 90032, USA, Tel- (323) 442-8203Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USADepartment of Population and Public Health Sciences, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USADepartment of Population and Public Health Sciences, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USADepartment of Population and Public Health Sciences, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA; Department of Psychology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USABackground: Limited research exists on the association of eating-related guilt and mental health across middle childhood to early adolescence. Therefore, this study was guided by two aims: (1) to examine cross-sectional and longitudinal associations between eating-related guilt and mental health (i.e., internalizing symptoms and self-esteem) and (2) to examine how executive functioning deficits moderate the cross-sectional association between eating-related guilt and mental health. Methods: Children (N = 202) completed self-report measures of eating-related guilt, internalizing symptoms, and self-esteem across three years in six semi-annual waves. A self-report measure of executive functioning deficits was completed at Wave 6. Results: Eating-related guilt was positively associated with internalizing symptoms cross-sectionally, but there were no prospective associations. There was a significant parallel association between eating-related guilt and internalizing symptoms slopes, suggesting increases in eating-related guilt were positively associated with internalizing symptoms across waves. Eating-related guilt and self-esteem were unrelated. There was an interaction of eating-related guilt and executive functioning deficits in relation to internalizing symptoms and self-esteem such that at high executive functioning deficits, there was a relation between higher eating-related guilt and higher internalizing symptoms and lower self-esteem. Limitations: Constructs were assessed with self-report measures, with eating-related guilt being assessed with an abbreviated measure. For the second aim, only cross-sectional data were available for executive functioning. Conclusions: Eating-related guilt and internalizing symptoms appear to track together across middle childhood and early adolescence; executive functioning deficits may explain risk for negative outcomes for children experiencing eating-related guilt.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666915321001475EatingGuiltChildrenInternalizing symptomsLongitudinal |
| spellingShingle | Tyler B. Mason Kathryn E. Smith Christine Naya Daniel Chu Genevieve F. Dunton Eating-related guilt and mental health across middle childhood to early adolescence Journal of Affective Disorders Reports Eating Guilt Children Internalizing symptoms Longitudinal |
| title | Eating-related guilt and mental health across middle childhood to early adolescence |
| title_full | Eating-related guilt and mental health across middle childhood to early adolescence |
| title_fullStr | Eating-related guilt and mental health across middle childhood to early adolescence |
| title_full_unstemmed | Eating-related guilt and mental health across middle childhood to early adolescence |
| title_short | Eating-related guilt and mental health across middle childhood to early adolescence |
| title_sort | eating related guilt and mental health across middle childhood to early adolescence |
| topic | Eating Guilt Children Internalizing symptoms Longitudinal |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666915321001475 |
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