Claim: sexual violence and body dysmorphia are related

Question

There are several studies supported by the National Institute of Health that show links between childhood sexual abuse and body dysmorphic disorder. However, not everyone who experiences sexual abuse struggles with body dysmorphia. While there is substantial psychological research and evidence that draws important parallels between the two, it is a generalization to say that the experience of sexual abuse causes body dysmorphic disorder.

Answer 1

I found this claim to be generally true. The source provided ( National Library of Medicine) reported claims that there is a link connecting abuse and body dysmorphia that was found in their study. Participants in the study took questionnaire regarding forms of abuse that they have endured. The national library of medicine concluded that there was a link between them but it cant be a generalized statement for all. I searched around for more sources that also have come to the same conclusion and link back to the same study or a study that asks a similar question.

Here is more sources that support the claim

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3968191/

https://www.jaad.org/article/S0190-9622(16)00953-1/abstract

Comments

You did a great job selecting high-quality, balanced, and valid sources for your fact check. Both articles you attached are scientific, scholarly sources with legitimate authors. I verified that the authors of your National Library of Medicine source work for Saint Louis University, two of which have Ph.D.s in the field. However, both of your sources mention using 'female victims' in the title of their research. The source for the original claim: 'sexual violence and body dysmorphia are related,' does not make this distinction in the source's title.