Early childhood precursors for eating problems in adolescence: a 15-year longitudinal community study

Journal of Eating Disorders

Leila Torgersen¹  Tilmann von Soest³  Gertrud Sofie Hafstad² 

[1] Division of Mental Health, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, P.O. Box 4404, Nydalen, 0403, Oslo, Norway;NOVA, Norwegian Social Research, P.O. Box 3223, Elisenberg, 0208, Oslo, Norway;Department of Psychology, University of Oslo, P.O. Box 1094, Blindern, 0317, Oslo, Norway

关键词: Early childhood;    Sleep problems;    Disordered eating;    Eating problems;    Longitudinal;    Prospective study;   

Others  :  801296
DOI  :  10.1186/2050-2974-1-35

 received in 2013-03-08, accepted in 2013-07-12,  发布年份 2013

【 摘 要 】

Background

This longitudinal community study investigated the role of individual risk factors in early childhood (before age five) for the development of eating problems in adolescence. Nine hundred twenty-one mothers completed the first questionnaire when their child was 1.5 years old, and again when their child was 2.5 (n = 784) and 4.5 (n = 737) years old. Three hundred seventy-three of these children completed the Eating Attitudes Test (EAT) when they were 16 years old.

Results

Mother-rated early childhood sleep problems (assessed before the age of five) predicted self-rated eating problems in adolescents, with gender, birth weight, and a number of early childhood internal and environmental factors controlled. Unexpectedly, early childhood eating problems were not associated with later eating problems.

Conclusions

The possible role of sleep in the development of eating problems needs further investigation. In particular, mediating mechanisms should be studied more closely.

【 授权许可】

   
2013 Hafstad et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.

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