Child maltreatment leads to pervasive physical health problems. For individuals with a child maltreatment history, physiological risk factors for future disease are apparent by young adulthood. The current study explored the role that physical activity and binge eating may have in the trajectory from child maltreatment to poor adult health. We administered the following measures to 100 female and male college students: resting heart rate assessment, symptoms of illness, and the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire (CTQ-SF) to assess maltreatment history. After this session, participants wore a Fitbit that provided physical activity data (low, moderate, and vigorous activity, and total steps) in a free-living environment for a period of 10 days. Physical activity moderated the pathway between maltreatment history and both resting heart rate and symptoms of illness. In individuals with higher CTQ scores, more low-intensity physical activity and total steps were related to fewer symptoms of illness and lower resting heart rate, respectively. Binge-eating behavior moderated the pathway between maltreatment and symptoms of illness, such that greater binge-eating behavior was associated with more self-reported illness symptoms in participants with higher CTQ scores. These findings suggest that on-campus interventions targeting physical activity and healthy eating behaviors will improve the long-term health of young adults with maltreatment history.

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大学生童年虐待与身体健康：体力活动和暴饮暴食作为调节因素


虐待儿童导致普遍的身体健康问题。对于有虐待儿童史的人来说，未来疾病的生理危险因素在成年初期就很明显。目前的研究探讨了体力活动和暴饮暴食在儿童虐待到成人健康状况不佳的过程中可能发挥的作用。我们对 100 名男女大学生进行了以下测量：静息心率评估、疾病症状和儿童创伤问卷 (CTQ-SF) 来评估虐待史。本次课程结束后，参与者佩戴 Fitbit 设备，提供 10 天自由生活环境中的体力活动数据（低、中、剧烈活动以及总步数）。体力活动调节了虐待史与静息心率和疾病症状之间的关系。在 CTQ 分数较高的个体中，更多的低强度体力活动和总步数分别与较少的疾病症状和较低的静息心率相关。暴食行为调节了虐待和疾病症状之间的通路，因此，对于 CTQ 得分较高的参与者，暴食行为越严重，自我报告的疾病症状就越多。这些发现表明，针对身体活动和健康饮食行为的校园干预措施将改善有虐待史的年轻人的长期健康。