• Hasan Ali Güler, Ahmet Albayrak, Zeynep Bilge Alsancak, Tayyip Sena Çınkır, Büşra Yavuz, Hamide Ceren Köken, İsmail Hakkı Özcan, Sena Çinkir, Furkan Miraç Acar, Özge Sena Teker, Sinem Ezgi Özçağlayan, Zeynep Berra Çakmakcı, and Fares Rajab.
• Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Selcuk University Faculty of Medicine, Konya, Türkiye. Electronic address: dr.hasanaliguler@gmail.com.
• Nutrition. 2024 Aug 8; 128: 112554112554.

ObjectivesIn the present study we investigated the relationship between interpersonal childhood trauma, ability to delay gratification (DG), and disordered eating attitudes among adolescents.MethodsData were collected from 145 adolescents aged 12 to 17 through an online survey distributed to parents and legal guardians. The sociodemographic data form, Childhood Trauma Questionnaire (CTQ), Eating Attitudes Test-26 (EAT-26), and Delaying Gratification Inventory were filled out by adolescents in the study.ResultsSociodemographic data revealed a mean age of 15.07 ± 1.64 years, with 62.8% females (n = 91). Correlation analyses revealed associations between body mass index (BMI), interpersonal childhood trauma experiences (measured by CTQ), and disordered eating attitudes (measured by EAT-26). Notably, emotional abuse correlated negatively with ability to DG and positively with dieting behavior. Mediation analysis showed that ability to DG partially mediated the relationship between emotional abuse and dieting behavior, even after controlling for BMI percentiles.ConclusionsThese findings suggest that emotional abuse may influence disordered eating attitudes especially dieting behavior through its impact on ability to DG. Further research is warranted to validate these findings and explore intervention strategies for adolescents affected by interpersonal childhood trauma and disordered eating attitudes.Copyright © 2024 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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