Eating dysfunctions in college women: the roles of depression and attachment to fathers.
The authors examined the roles of depression and attachment to fathers in college women's eating dysfunctions. Three-hundred six undergraduate women completed (1) a diagnostic measure of eating dysfunctions that categorized them as asymptomatic, symptomatic but not eating disordered, or eating disordered; (2) 3 dimensional measures of attachment to fathers; and (3) a dimensional measure of depression. Depression was directly related to severity of participants' eating dysfunction; the eating-disordered group had scores consistent with clinical depression. After controlling for depression, 3 facets of attachment to fathers significantly differentiated the 3 groups.
Gutzwiller
Joeanne
J
Division of Psychology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Ohio 45229-3039, USA. Joeanne.Gutzwiller@cchmc.org
Oliver
J M
JM
Katz
Barry M
BM
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003863:Depression; D005219:Father-Child Relations; D001068:Feeding and Eating Disorders / Q000145:classification / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013334:Students; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States; D014495:Universities