Eating Dysfunctions in College Women: The Roles of Depression and Attachment to Fathers

The authors examined the roles of depression and attachment to fathers in college women's eating dysfunctions. Three-hundred six undergraduate women completed (1) a diagnostic measure of eating dysfunctions that categorized them as asymptomatic, symptomatic but not eating disordered, or eating...

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Published in:Journal of American college health 2003-07, Vol.52 (1), p.27-32
Main Authors: Gutzwiller, Joeanne, Oliver, J. M., Katz, Barry M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adolescents
Adult
Anorexia
Attachment
Attachment Behavior
attachment security
Bulimia
Caregivers
Child development
College students
college women
Correlation
Depression
Depression (Psychology)
Eating Disorders
eating dysfunctions
Father-Child Relations
Fathers
Feeding and Eating Disorders - classification
Feeding and Eating Disorders - etiology
Feeding and Eating Disorders - psychology
Female
Females
Humans
Measures (Individuals)
Parent Child Relationship
Paternal attachment
Personal relationships
Severity (of Disability)
Severity of Illness Index
Student Characteristics
Students
Surveys and Questionnaires
Undergraduate Students
United States
Universities
USA
Women
Young adults
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Summary:The authors examined the roles of depression and attachment to fathers in college women's eating dysfunctions. Three-hundred six undergraduate women completed (1) a diagnostic measure of eating dysfunctions that categorized them as asymptomatic, symptomatic but not eating disordered, or eating disordered; (2) 3 dimensional measures of attachment to fathers; and (3) a dimensional measure of depression. Depression was directly related to severity of participants' eating dysfunction; the eating-disordered group had scores consistent with clinical depression. After controlling for depression, 3 facets of attachment to fathers significantly differentiated the 3 groups.
ISSN:0744-8481
1940-3208
DOI:10.1080/07448480309595720