Open AccessUnderstanding the relationship between interpersonal trauma and disordered eating: An extension of the model of psychological adaptation.
Author(s) -
Samantha C. Holmes,
Nicole L. Johnson,
Dawn M. Johnson
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
psychological trauma
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.059
H-Index - 48
eISSN - 1942-9681
pISSN - 1942-969X
DOI - 10.1037/tra0000533
Subject(s) - psycinfo , psychology , conceptualization , interpersonal communication , structural equation modeling , psychological trauma , clinical psychology , interpersonal relationship , schema (genetic algorithms) , psychological adaptation , social psychology , medline , statistics , mathematics , artificial intelligence , machine learning , political science , computer science , law
Interpersonal trauma is a nonspecific risk factor for disordered eating (DE). Studies have begun to examine mechanisms that explain the relationship; however, few have tested comprehensive theoretical models. The Model of Psychological Adaptation (McCann, Sakheim, & Abrahamson, 1988) posits that trauma exposure results in core schema disruptions that are associated with varying psychological response patterns, or psychological adaptations, that are also established predictors of DE, such as interpersonal and affective problems. The model has been successfully applied to symptoms of other psychological disorders, such as PTSD and depression, but has not previously been extended to predict DE. The current study addressed this gap in the literature by assessing an extension of the Model of Psychological Adaptation to DE.