Emotional dysregulation in childhood and disordered eating and self-harm in adolescence: prospective associations and mediating pathways

‘Emotional dysregulation in childhood and disordered eating and self-harm in adolescence: prospective associations and mediating pathways’

Open Access paper from the JCPP

Background – Emotional dysregulation may be a risk factor for disordered eating and self-harm in young people, but few prospective studies have assessed these associations long-term, or considered potential mediators. We examined prospective relationships between childhood emotional dysregulation and disordered eating and self-harm in adolescence; and social cognition, emotional recognition, and being bullied as mediators.

Authors: Naomi Warne, Jon Heron, Becky Mars, Francesca Solmi, Lucy Biddle, David Gunnell, Gemma Hammerton, Paul Moran, Marcus Munafò, Ian Penton-Voak, Andy Skinner, Anne Stewart, Helen Bould

First published: 21 December 2022

https://doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.13738

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