Low adverse childhood experiences and high positive childhood experiences together reduced disordered eating by 20 to 41 percent<\/p>\n<\/h3>\n
By Lori Solomon HealthDay Reporter<\/b>
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WEDNESDAY, Aug. 20, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Benevolent childhood experiences (BCEs) have a protective effect against disordered eating behaviors, according to a study published online Aug. 6 in Adversity and Resilience Science<\/em>.<\/p>\n Cynthia Y. Yoon, from Pusan National University in Busan, South Korea, and Craig A. Johnston, Ph.D., from the University of Houston, conducted a cross-sectional study to examine how childhood experiences are related to disordered eating behaviors among college students. The analysis included data from 1,634 college students.<\/p>\n The researchers found that the predicted probability of disordered eating behaviors was highest among those with a high rate of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and a low rate of BCEs (predicted probability, 38.5 to 64.2 percent) when adjusting for sociodemographic variables. Those with a low rate of ACEs and high rate of BCEs had the lowest predicted probability (22.1 to 47.4 percent). Compared with students with a high rate of ACEs and low rate of BCEs, those with a low rate of ACEs and high rate of BCEs had 0.59 to 0.75 times the prevalence of disordered eating behaviors.<\/p>\n “Given that childhood experiences, both good and bad, have a strong and lasting impact in eating behaviors, it is important to support families, caregivers, neighbors and teachers in creating a warm, caring and non-hostile environment,” Yoon said in a statement.<\/p>\n Abstract\/Full Text (subscription or payment may be required)<\/a><\/p>\n