Young Women at Risk for Eating Disorders: Perceived Family Dysfunction and Parental Psychological Problems

Authors: McGrane D.¹; Carr A.²

Source: Contemporary Family Therapy, Volume 24, Number 2, June 2002 , pp. 385-395(11)

Publisher: Springer

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Abstract:

These results of this study are consistent with theories of eating disorders that highlight the role of family factors in the etiology and maintenance of eating disorders. When 27 young women at risk for eating disorders who scored above the clinical cut-off score on the EDI-II were compared with age and SES matched controls, they were found to obtain more dysfunctional scores on the Family Assessment Device and on ratings of perceived maternal and paternal symptomatology on the SCL-90-R.

Keywords: eating disorders; anorexia; bulimia; family dysfunction; parental psychopathology

Language: English

Document Type: Regular paper

Affiliations: 1: University College Dublin 2: Department of Psychology, Science Building, University College Dublin, Clanwilliam Institute, Belfield, Dublin 4; alan.carr@ucd.ie

Publication date: 2002-06-01