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27-06-2019 | Original Paper

Insecure Attachment Moderates the Association between Thin Internalization and Girls’ Eating Concerns

Auteurs: Lien Goossens, Kim Van Durme, Hanne Naeye, Sandra Verbeken, Guy Bosmans

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Child and Family Studies | Uitgave 11/2019

Abstract

Objective

Although it has already been demonstrated that internalization of the thin ideal may play a role in the development of girls’ concerns about eating, weight, and shape, research is needed to fully understand this vulnerability. The present study aims to investigate whether insecure attachment dimensions towards mother and father moderate the association between internalization of the thin ideal and eating related concerns in girls.

Methods

Self-report questionnaires on attachment anxiety and avoidance towards mother and father, thin ideal internalization, and eating related concerns (concerns about eating, weight and shape) were administered to a community-based sample of 167 girls (11–18 years).

Results

After controlling for age and adjusted body mass index, a significant interaction was found between attachment anxiety towards mother and thin ideal internalization for explaining girls’ eating related concerns (B = 0.12, SE = 0.05, p = 0.02). Also, a significant interaction between attachment avoidance towards mother (B = 0.13, SE = 0.05, p = 0.007), as well as between attachment avoidance towards father and thin ideal internalization was found for explaining girls’ eating related concerns (B = 0.11, SE = 0.05, p = 0.02).

Conclusion

Attachment anxiety (towards mother) and attachment avoidance (towards both parents) play a moderating role in explaining the relationship between internalization of the thin ideal and pathological eating attitudes in female adolescents. Longitudinal and experimental studies are needed to further unravel the role of insecure attachment as a vulnerability for eating pathology in youth.

vorige artikel Adolescent-Parent Discrepancies in Perceptions of Parenting: Associations with Adolescent Externalizing Problem Behavior

volgende artikel Father–Adolescent Conflict and Adolescent Symptoms: The Moderating Roles of Father Residential Status and Type

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Titel: Insecure Attachment Moderates the Association between Thin Internalization and Girls’ Eating Concerns
Auteurs: Lien Goossens
Kim Van Durme
Hanne Naeye
Sandra Verbeken
Guy Bosmans
Publicatiedatum: 27-06-2019
Uitgeverij: Springer US
Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Child and Family Studies / Uitgave 11/2019
Print ISSN: 1062-1024
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-2843
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10826-019-01494-6

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