Does adult attachment mediate the relationship between primary emotion traits and eating disorder symptoms?
Lisa Roithmeier,
Jürgen Fuchshuber,
Theresa Prandstätter
et al.
Abstract:ObjectivesPrimary emotion traits and attachment patterns, have been linked to various mental disorders. This study aims to shed more light on the less studied relationship with eating disorder (ED) symptoms.MethodsA total of 921 non-clinical subjects (69.9% females) were assessed for primary emotions traits (B-ANPS-GL), attachment insecurity (ECR-RD8), and eating disorder pathology (EDE-Q8). A theoretically derived model was evaluated by means of a path analysis with attachment anxiety as assumed mediator vari… Show more
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