title: Parental bonding and eating disorders: a systematic review.
abstract: This article systematically reviewed studies of parental bonding in people with eating disorders. MEDLINE, PsychINFO, EMBASE and CINAHL were searched to identify studies that compared parental bonding in people diagnosed with an eating disorder relative to non-clinical controls. Twenty-four studies were identified. Women with eating disorders typically reported lower parental care and higher parental protection compared to non-clinical, but not psychiatric, controls. Interestingly, a modest number of studies found that these relationships were mediated by avoidant problem solving style and several schemas from the Young Schema Questionnaire (YSQ; Schmidt, Joiner, Young, & Telch, 1995). While there are methodological limitations associated with the reviewed studies, they do offer some support for the proposal that difficulties in parent-child relationships predispose women to eating disorders and other psychiatric diagnoses.
authors.affiliation: Trent Doctorate in Clinical Psychology, University of Nottingham and University of Lincoln, Institute of Work, Health and Organisations, Yang Fuji Building, Jubilee Campus, Wollaton Road, Nottingham NG8 1BB, United Kingdom. Electronic address: lwxacte@nottingham.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Amanda
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tetley
authors.affiliation: Trent Doctorate in Clinical Psychology, University of Nottingham and University of Lincoln, Institute of Work, Health and Organisations, Yang Fuji Building, Jubilee Campus, Wollaton Road, Nottingham NG8 1BB, United Kingdom. Electronic address: nmoghaddam@lincoln.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Nima G
authors.initials: NG
authors.lastname: Moghaddam
authors.affiliation: Trent Doctorate in Clinical Psychology, University of Nottingham and University of Lincoln, Institute of Work, Health and Organisations, Yang Fuji Building, Jubilee Campus, Wollaton Road, Nottingham NG8 1BB, United Kingdom. Electronic address: ddawson@lincoln.ac.uk.
authors.forename: David L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Dawson
authors.affiliation: Trent Doctorate in Clinical Psychology, University of Nottingham and University of Lincoln, Institute of Work, Health and Organisations, Yang Fuji Building, Jubilee Campus, Wollaton Road, Nottingham NG8 1BB, United Kingdom. Electronic address: michael.rennoldson@nottingham.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Mike
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rennoldson
mesh_terms: D001068:Feeding and Eating Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010287:Parent-Child Relations
keywords: Eating disorders; Parental bonding; Systematic review