TY - JOUR
T1 - Three aspects of family life associated to eating disorders
AU - Arévalo, Rosalia Vázquez
AU - Escursell, Rosa Maria Raich
AU - Segués, Ma Carme Viladrich I.
AU - Rayón, Georgina Leticia Álvarez
AU - Díaz, Juan Manuel Mancilla
PY - 2001/12/1
Y1 - 2001/12/1
N2 - It is generally accepted that the causes of eating disorders constitute a complex set of phenomena involving the interplay of biological, psychological and social factors. Within this etiological framework, family relationships have received considerable attention as either risk or maintenance factors. In an attempt to identify family factors that seem specific to eating disorders, three dimensions of family life were compared: Family dynamics, attitudes toward the aesthetic body shape model and eating habits. Sixty eight Spanish families participated (34 had one daughter with an eating disorder and 34 acted as control group). Mothers, fathers and daughters of each family answered three scales. Data were analyzed in relation to the presence of the disorder using a stepwise linear discriminate function analysis. A high presence of worry regarding the aesthetic body shape model and less importance given to the development dimension within the family dynamic discriminated eating disordered daughters from control group daughters.
AB - It is generally accepted that the causes of eating disorders constitute a complex set of phenomena involving the interplay of biological, psychological and social factors. Within this etiological framework, family relationships have received considerable attention as either risk or maintenance factors. In an attempt to identify family factors that seem specific to eating disorders, three dimensions of family life were compared: Family dynamics, attitudes toward the aesthetic body shape model and eating habits. Sixty eight Spanish families participated (34 had one daughter with an eating disorder and 34 acted as control group). Mothers, fathers and daughters of each family answered three scales. Data were analyzed in relation to the presence of the disorder using a stepwise linear discriminate function analysis. A high presence of worry regarding the aesthetic body shape model and less importance given to the development dimension within the family dynamic discriminated eating disordered daughters from control group daughters.
KW - Eating disorders
KW - Family dynamics
M3 - Article
VL - 18
SP - 325
EP - 335
JO - Revista Mexicana de Psicologia
JF - Revista Mexicana de Psicologia
SN - 0185-6073
IS - 3
ER -