Mediation effect of recent loss events on weight gain in obese people who experienced childhood parental death or separation.
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 < .001), suggesting the need for specific programs to prevent and treat obesity in individuals with multiple losses.
1 Villa San Benedetto Hospital, Hermanas Hospitalarias, FoRiPsi, Italy.
Alessandra
A
Alciati
1 Villa San Benedetto Hospital, Hermanas Hospitalarias, FoRiPsi, Italy.
Daniela
D
Caldirola
1 Villa San Benedetto Hospital, Hermanas Hospitalarias, FoRiPsi, Italy.
Massimiliano
M
Grassi
2 L. Sacco University Hospital, Italy.
Diego
D
Foschi
1 Villa San Benedetto Hospital, Hermanas Hospitalarias, FoRiPsi, Italy.|3 Maastricht University, The Netherlands.|4 University of Miami, USA.
Giampaolo
G
Perna
D000328:Adult; D000069586:Adult Survivors of Child Adverse Events / Q000523:psychology*; D004243:Divorce / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008016:Life Change Events; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009765:Obesity / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology*; D063129:Parental Death / Q000523:psychology*; D015430:Weight Gain
childhood trauma; obesity; prior trauma; weight gain