Year: 2014
Type: dissertation
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Several studies suggest that the presence of an insecure attachment is frequent in populations that suffer from eating disorders. The following research examined the relationship among the quality of the attachment between daughters and their mothers, and the way this promotes the development of a positive or negative self-image, to finally determine their vulnerability towards the possibility of experiencing anorexia nervosa. The participants of the study were first-year college students (n=50), which ages were between 18 and 19. Fifty participants answered two different questionnaires. The first, a translated version of the questionnaire CaMir-R, by which the type of the attachment was determined. Second, the questionnaire IMAGEN allowed the investigator to determine the level of body satisfaction in three different levels: cognitive-emotional, perceptive, and behavioral.
Authors: Villalba Burbano, María Emilia
Language: Spanish
Subfield: Clinical Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2223653162