title: The Relationship Between Sexual Violence and Disordered Eating.
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.
authors.affiliation: a Duke University, School of Nursing , Durham , North Carolina , USA.
authors.forename: Dominique
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bulgin
authors.affiliation: b Emory University, Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing , Atlanta , Georgia , USA.
authors.forename: Angela
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Frederick Amar
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000453:epidemiology*; D001068:Feeding and Eating Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior; D006801:Humans; D012309:Risk-Taking; D012742:Sex Offenses / Q000523:psychology*; D013001:Somatoform Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology*; D055815:Young Adult