There are a variety of motives that play into the dietary choices of adolescents.  Some of these are health motives, self-control, internal motives, and external/social motives.

Adolescents' Attitudes Towards Healthy Eating

Includes physical, sexual, or emotional abuse. Many veterans have history of ACEs. 

Adverse Childhood Experience (ACE)

As adults, more likely to report relationship instability, lower relationship satisfaction, and higher exposure to intimate partner violence (IPV).

Long-term Effects of Child Sexual Abuse (CSA) 

Attachment theory is a psychological, evolutionary, and ethological theory concerning relationships between humans. This theory focuses on understanding the functions of a close bond with an attachment figure such as a parent or spouse. It was formulated by psychiatrist and psychoanalyst John Bowlby.

Attachment Theory

- Geropsychology
- Adolescent
- Childhood
- Attachment styles and physical/mental health

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