To Explore the Relationship Between Childhood Trauma and Body Dysmorphic Symptoms in Young Adulthood

This study is intended to investigate the connection between the child trauma and body dysmorphic disorders as experienced by the youth in 18-25-year-old age-group. Although the research yielded r=0.271 pval < 0.001 for the relationship between childhood trauma and body distortion symptoms, the findings also indicate a non-significant p value of 0.551 which shows the two variables do not have a causal link among this sample. It appears that the cildhood trauma does not have a direct effect on the geness of body dysmorphic symptoms among teenagers. Research into the complex interaction between the developmental period of childhood and the emergence of body dysmorphic symptoms is still necessary, and additionally, one should consider the factors that could affect this engagement positively. Moreover, the range of interventions that addresses body dysmorphic symptoms should move beyond the usual settings to get at the core of the real factors to successfully help the affected individuals.