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The relationship between body weight (body mass index) and attachment history in young women
1Isis Education Centre, University of Oxford, Warneford Hospital, Oxford, UK. myra.cooper@hmc.ox.ac.uk
Objective:
This study investigated whether attachment history predicts unique variance in body mass index in young women.
Method:
A cross-sectional design was employed. One hundred and forty five women completed self report measures of attachment history and psychological symptoms.
Results:
The findings indicated that negative parental discipline predicted significant variance in body mass index when common variance associated with demographic and psychological symptom measures was taken into account.
Conclusions:
It is concluded that attachment history may contribute to overweight and obesity and may be an important factor to consider in the prevention and treatment of overweight in women.
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