title: The relationship between parental bonding, social problem solving and eating pathology in an anorexic inpatient sample.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Parental relationships and maladaptive problem solving have been associated with anorexic symptomatology. This study investigates the relationship between perceived parental bonding, social problem solving and eating psychopathology.
  
  
  METHODS
  Forty three female inpatients with anorexia nervosa and 76 student controls were assessed using the Parental Bonding Instrument, the Social Problem Solving Inventory and the Eating Disorders Examination or the Eating Disorders Examination-Questionnaire.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The anorexic group reported significantly lower levels of parental care than the student control group and used more negative and avoidance style coping. In the anorexic group, disordered eating was significantly correlated with low maternal care and high control. Maternal bonding was found to mediate the relationship between avoidance style coping and eating pathology.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Findings suggest a relationship between maternal bonding, the use of maladaptive problem solving techniques and eating disorder pathology in inpatients with anorexia nervosa.
authors.affiliation: NHS Tayside Psychological Therapies Service, 7 Dudhope Terrace, Dundee, DD3 6HG, Tayside, Scotland, UK. helen.swanson@nhs.net
authors.forename: Helen
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Swanson
authors.forename: Kevin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Power
authors.forename: Paula
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Collin
authors.forename: Suzanne
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Deas
authors.forename: Gillian
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Paterson
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Grierson
authors.forename: Alex
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yellowlees
authors.forename: Katy
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Louise
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Taylor
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D000856:Anorexia Nervosa / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D001828:Body Image; D005247:Feeding Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007297:Inpatients; D009769:Object Attachment; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D010555:Personality Inventory; D011340:Problem Solving; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012919:Social Behavior; D012938:Social Perception; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires