The Relationship Between Sexual Violence and Disordered Eating. (2nd July 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Bulgin, Dominique; Frederick Amar, Angela
• Is Part Of: Issues in mental health nursing. Volume 37:Number 7(2016)
• Page Start: 493
• Page End: 500
• Publication Date: 2016-07-02
• Subjects: Psychiatric nursing -- Periodicals; Mental health personnel -- Periodicals; 616.89023105
• DOI: 10.3109/01612840.2016.1172685
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0161-2840

Abstract

Abstract : College women who experience sexual violence (SV) and disordered eating (DE) are at risk for comorbid mental health symptomology (depression, somatization) and risky health behaviors (dating status, alcohol use). The purpose of this study is to explore associations of coexisting sexual violence history and disordered eating with mental health and health behaviors in college women. This cross sectional descriptive study is a secondary analysis of survey data from college students from five universities ( n = 2747). College women with both SV and DE were more likely to experience increased depressive and somatic symptoms and participate in risky health behaviors.