The Role of Attachment in Body Weight and Weight Loss in Bariatric Patients

PURPOSE: The aim of this study is to explore the role of attachment styles in obesity. MATERIAL AND METHODS: The present study explored differences in insecure attachment styles between an obese sample waiting for bariatric surgery (n = 195) and an age, sex and height matched normal weight control g...

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Autores principales: Nancarrow, Abigail, Hollywood, Amelia, Ogden, Jane, Hashemi, Majid
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer US 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5778169/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28681263
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11695-017-2796-1
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Sumario:PURPOSE: The aim of this study is to explore the role of attachment styles in obesity. MATERIAL AND METHODS: The present study explored differences in insecure attachment styles between an obese sample waiting for bariatric surgery (n = 195) and an age, sex and height matched normal weight control group (n = 195). It then explored the role of attachment styles in predicting change in BMI 1 year post bariatric surgery (n = 143). RESULTS: The bariatric group reported significantly higher levels of anxious attachment and lower levels of avoidant attachment than the control non-obese group. Baseline attachment styles did not, however, predict change in BMI post surgery. CONCLUSION: Attachment style is different in those that are already obese from those who are not. Attachment was not related to weight loss post surgery.

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