When parenting fails: alexithymia and attachment states of mind in mothers of female patients with eating disorders

Frontiers in Psychology

Cecilia Serena Pace¹ 

关键词: parenting;    eating disorder;    alexithymia;    attachment states of mind;    mothers;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpsyg.2015.01145

学科分类：心理学（综合）

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

Introduction: In recent years alexithymia and attachment theory have been recognized as two parallel research lines trying to improve the information on the development and maintenance of eating disorders (EDs). However, no research has analyzed these constructs among patients’ families. In this study we compared alexithymia and attachment in mothers of patients with EDs and a control group. Further, we hypothesized that mothers of daughters with EDs with insecure and unresolved states of mind will reported high levels of alexithymia. Lastly, we explored the daughters’ evaluations of maternal alexithymia.

【 授权许可】

CC BY