Racial trauma with maladaptive eating and related cognitions in Black American college students with a history of trauma exposure

Key Points

• This research aims to explore how racial trauma affects eating behaviors and cognitions in Black college students with prior trauma exposure.
• Analyzed eating behavior patterns and cognitions among Black college students with trauma exposure.
• Assessed emotional and restrained eating behaviors related to experiences of racial trauma.
• Higher levels of racial trauma correlate with increased emotional eating behaviors in the participants.
• Participants with a trauma history exhibited maladaptive eating patterns and related negative cognitions.