Bulimic women's perceptions of interaction within their families.
The association between women's perceptions of the interaction within their families and symptomatology related to eating was investigated in a case series of 81 women suffering from bulimic disorders. Bingeing was more frequent when the family was perceived to have poor problem-solving skills but was less frequent when the women perceived their families as having a more cohesive style. In contrast abnormal restriction of intake was linked, although not significantly, to the converse pattern of perceived interaction within the family--greater when the family was relatively cohesive and lower when the family had good problem-solving skills. The same family characteristics appear to be 'risky' for some symptoms and 'protective' against others.
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School of Psychology, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, UK.
D000328:Adult; D002032:Bulimia / Q000523:psychology*; D003142:Communication; D005190:Family; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010552:Personality Assessment; D010553:Personality Development; D010555:Personality Inventory; D011340:Problem Solving