Mediation effect of recent loss events on weight gain in obese people who experienced childhood parental death or separation

Alessandra Alciati; Daniela Caldirola; Massimiliano Grassi; Diego Foschi; Giampaolo Perna

doi:10.1177/1359105315595451

Mediation effect of recent loss events on weight gain in obese people who experienced childhood parental death or separation

Alessandra Alciati^*, Daniela Caldirola, Massimiliano Grassi, Diego Foschi, Giampaolo Perna

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Abstract

Adverse events during childhood, including loss of a parent, are related to a higher risk of adult obesity. We investigated whether childhood parental loss is related to adult rapid weight gain through exposition to a later loss event. We assessed the mediation effect of recent loss and non-loss events on the association between childhood loss and rapid weight gain in 138 individuals seeking bariatric surgery. Our results showed that recent loss events mediate the effect of childhood parental loss on rapid weight gain (0.790; p

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	101-110
Number of pages	10
Journal	Journal of Health Psychology
Volume	22
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/1359105315595451
Publication status	Published - Jan 2017

Keywords

childhood trauma
obesity
prior trauma
weight gain
BODY-MASS INDEX
BARIATRIC SURGERY CANDIDATES
STRESSFUL LIFE EVENTS
MAJOR DEPRESSION
ADULT PSYCHOPATHOLOGY
METABOLIC SYNDROME
FOOD-CONSUMPTION
BIPOLAR DISORDER
RISK-FACTORS
WOMEN

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Mediation effect of recent loss events on weight gain in obese people who experienced childhood parental death or separation

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