Parental bonding and separation-individuation difficulties among late adolescent eating disordered women

Abstract

This study is an exploration of both interpersonal and intrapsychic factors associated with eating disorders in late adolescent women. It examines perceived parental bonding characteristics and resolution of the second separation-individuation process for both eating and non-eating disordered subjects. Subjects were 20 late adolescent eating disordered women and 20 symptom-free late adolescent female university students. All subjects received the Eating Disorder Inventory, the Parental Bonding Inventory, and the Separation-Individuation Test of Adolescence. Late adolescent eating disordered women reported significantly higher levels of maternal overprotectiveness during childhood and had significantly higher levels of separation anxiety and lower healthy separation scores than non-eating disordered students.

Body Image Disturbance, Parental Bonding and Alexithymia in Patients with Eating Disorders

“…Consistently, abnormal attachment patterns (namely avoidant and ambivalent insecure attachment) have been described in ED populations [5,10,11] as well as maternal low care and high overprotection [12,13], low paternal care [14] and maladaptive paternal behavior [15], low parental contact and high parental expectations [16][17][18].…”

Relationship Between the Temperament Trait of Sensory Processing Sensitivity and Emotional Reactivity

“…For example, Rhodes and Kroger (1992) investigated the relationship of perceived parental bonding characteristics to eating disorders. They reported higher levels of maternal overprotection in late adolescent women suffering from eating disorders.…”

Степен На Самота И Процес На Сепарация-Индивидуация При Хора С Интелектуални Затруднения И Психични Разстройства

“…Процесът на сепарация-индивидуация (СИП) е тясно свързан с изграждането на привързаност и представлява развитийна задача, водеща до интрапсихично разделяне от обгрижващата фигура и до формиране на автономен Аз (Rhodes & Kroger, 1992). Първата фаза (първите три години от живота) на сепарация протича чрез постепенно физическо отделяне от обгрижващия възрастен и интернализиране на неговия образ, който интернализиран образ е източник на комфорт и подкрепа за детето, когато самият възрастен отсъства.…”

“…Контактът с майката е бил натрапчив, прекомерен, инфантилизиращ и пречещ на контролна група (Rhodes & Kroger, 1992).…”