Emotional dysregulation in childhood and disordered eating and self-harm in adolescence: prospective associations and mediating pathways.
Naomi WarneJon HeronBecky MarsFrancesca SolmiLucy BiddleDavid GunnellGemma HammertonPaul MoranMarcus MunafòIan Penton-VoakAndy SkinnerAnne StewartHelen BouldPublished in: Journal of child psychology and psychiatry, and allied disciplines (2022)
In males and females, emotional dysregulation in early childhood is associated with disordered eating and self-harm in adolescence and may be a useful target for prevention and treatment. Mediating pathways appeared to differ by sex and outcome, but social cognition was a key mediating pathway for both disordered eating and self-harm.