title: Assessing childhood maltreatment and mental health correlates of disordered eating profiles in a nationally representative sample of English females.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Previous research suggests that childhood maltreatment is associated with the onset of eating disorders (ED). In turn, EDs are associated with alternative psychopathologies such as depression and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and with suicidality. Moreover, it has been reported that various ED profiles may exist. The aim of the current study was to examine the profiles of disordered eating and the associations of these with childhood maltreatment and with mental health psychopathology.
  
  
  METHODS
  The current study utilised a representative sample of English females (N = 4206) and assessed for the presence of disordered eating profiles using Latent Class Analysis. Multinomial logistic regression was implemented to examine the associations of childhood sexual and physical abuse with the disordered eating profiles and the associations of these with PTSD, depression and suicidality.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Results supported those of previous findings in that we found five latent classes of which three were regarded as disordered eating classes. Significant relationships were found between these and measures of childhood trauma and mental health outcomes.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Childhood sexual and physical abuse increased the likelihood of membership in disordered eating classes and these in turn increased the likelihood of adverse mental health and suicidal outcomes.
authors.affiliation: School of Psychology, University of Ulster, Coleraine, Northern Ireland, UK. armour.cherie@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Cherie
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Armour
authors.affiliation: School of Psychology, University of Ulster, Coleraine, Northern Ireland, UK.
authors.forename: Jana
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Műllerová
authors.affiliation: School of Psychology, University of Ulster, Coleraine, Northern Ireland, UK.
authors.forename: Shelley
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fletcher
authors.affiliation: School of Psychology, University of Ulster, Coleraine, Northern Ireland, UK.
authors.forename: Susan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lagdon
authors.affiliation: School of Psychology, University of Ulster, Coleraine, Northern Ireland, UK.
authors.forename: Carol Rhonda
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Burns
authors.affiliation: School of Psychology, University of Ulster, Coleraine, Northern Ireland, UK.
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Robinson
authors.affiliation: School of Psychology, University of Ulster, Coleraine, Northern Ireland, UK.
authors.forename: Jake
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Robinson
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D054523:Adult Survivors of Child Abuse / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003863:Depression / Q000453:epidemiology*; D004739:England / Q000453:epidemiology; D001068:Feeding and Eating Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D008875:Middle Aged; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000453:epidemiology*; D059020:Suicidal Ideation; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Childhood trauma; Depression; Eating disorders; PTSD; Suicide