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Personality disorder traits evident by early adulthood and risk for eating and weight problems during middle adulthood
Author(s) -
Johnson Jeffrey G.,
Cohen Patricia,
Kasen Stephanie,
Brook Judith S.
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
international journal of eating disorders
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.785
H-Index - 138
eISSN - 1098-108X
pISSN - 0276-3478
DOI - 10.1002/eat.20223
Subject(s) - psychology , early adulthood , personality , big five personality traits , developmental psychology , young adult , clinical psychology , social psychology
Objective: The current article investigates the association of personality disorder (PD) with the subsequent development of eating and weight problems. Method: Psychiatric interviews were administered to a community‐based sample of 658 individuals at mean ages 14, 16, 22, and 33 years. Results: Individuals with PD by age 22 were at an elevated risk for eating disorders at mean age 33 years. PDs were associated with risk for onset of binge eating, purging, daily dietary restriction, and obesity among individuals without a history of these problems. Borderline and histrionic PD symptoms were associated with recurrent binging and purging at mean age 33 years. Antisocial and schizotypal symptoms were associated with recurrent binging and obesity at mean age 33 years. Depressive PD symptoms were associated with recurrent binging and dietary restriction at mean age 33 years. Conclusion: PD symptoms, evident by early adulthood, may be associated with the risk for the development of eating and weight problems by middle adulthood. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc., Int J Eat Disord, 2006