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The Interplay of Attachment Styles and Defense Mechanisms on Eating Disorders Risk: Cross-Sectional Observation in the Community Population

OBJECTIVE: Eating Disorders (Eds) are considered a broad group of pathological conditions characterized by dysregulated eating-related behaviors and habits. Attachment styles and defense mechanisms appear to be linked to the development of EDs-related unhealthy behaviors; however, these factors have...

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Autores principales: Lenzo, Vittorio, Sardella, Alberto, Barberis, Nadia, Isgrò, Carmen, Torrisi, Roberta, Giunta, Serena, Petralia, Maria Cristina, Verrastro, Valeria, Quattropani, Maria C.
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Publicado: Giovanni Fioriti Editore srl 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8808290/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35126531
http://dx.doi.org/10.36131/cnfioritieditore20210603
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author Lenzo, Vittorio
Sardella, Alberto
Barberis, Nadia
Isgrò, Carmen
Torrisi, Roberta
Giunta, Serena
Petralia, Maria Cristina
Verrastro, Valeria
Quattropani, Maria C.
author_facet Lenzo, Vittorio
Sardella, Alberto
Barberis, Nadia
Isgrò, Carmen
Torrisi, Roberta
Giunta, Serena
Petralia, Maria Cristina
Verrastro, Valeria
Quattropani, Maria C.
author_sort Lenzo, Vittorio
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description OBJECTIVE: Eating Disorders (Eds) are considered a broad group of pathological conditions characterized by dysregulated eating-related behaviors and habits. Attachment styles and defense mechanisms appear to be linked to the development of EDs-related unhealthy behaviors; however, these factors have been seldom investigated jointly. This study aimed at exploring the shared association between attachment styles, defense mechanisms, and EDs-related behaviors; additionally, we aimed at investigating whether defense mechanisms might be potential mediators of the association between attachment and Eds behaviors. METHOD: A community-based sample was recruited (88% females, mean age= 22.33 ± 4.81 years) and underwent a comprehensive evaluation protocol assessing attachment styles, defense mechanisms, and risk of eating disorders. RESULTS: Several shared associations between attachment styles, defense mechanisms, and eating disorders scores were found. Additionally, a maladaptive defense style appeared to be a significant mediator of the association between attachment styles and EDs-related symptoms. CONCLUSIONS: The integrated evaluation of attachment and defense mechanisms could generate a more comprehensive framework of the psychological antecedents related to Eating Disorders, and it could be a beneficial factor involved in therapies.
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spelling pubmed-88082902022-02-04 The Interplay of Attachment Styles and Defense Mechanisms on Eating Disorders Risk: Cross-Sectional Observation in the Community Population Lenzo, Vittorio Sardella, Alberto Barberis, Nadia Isgrò, Carmen Torrisi, Roberta Giunta, Serena Petralia, Maria Cristina Verrastro, Valeria Quattropani, Maria C. Clin Neuropsychiatry Reasearch Paper OBJECTIVE: Eating Disorders (Eds) are considered a broad group of pathological conditions characterized by dysregulated eating-related behaviors and habits. Attachment styles and defense mechanisms appear to be linked to the development of EDs-related unhealthy behaviors; however, these factors have been seldom investigated jointly. This study aimed at exploring the shared association between attachment styles, defense mechanisms, and EDs-related behaviors; additionally, we aimed at investigating whether defense mechanisms might be potential mediators of the association between attachment and Eds behaviors. METHOD: A community-based sample was recruited (88% females, mean age= 22.33 ± 4.81 years) and underwent a comprehensive evaluation protocol assessing attachment styles, defense mechanisms, and risk of eating disorders. RESULTS: Several shared associations between attachment styles, defense mechanisms, and eating disorders scores were found. Additionally, a maladaptive defense style appeared to be a significant mediator of the association between attachment styles and EDs-related symptoms. CONCLUSIONS: The integrated evaluation of attachment and defense mechanisms could generate a more comprehensive framework of the psychological antecedents related to Eating Disorders, and it could be a beneficial factor involved in therapies. Giovanni Fioriti Editore srl 2021-12 /pmc/articles/PMC8808290/ /pubmed/35126531 http://dx.doi.org/10.36131/cnfioritieditore20210603 Text en © 2021 Giovanni Fioriti Editore s.r.l. This is an open access article. Distribution and reproduction are permitted in any medium, provided the original authors and source are credited.
spellingShingle Reasearch Paper
Lenzo, Vittorio
Sardella, Alberto
Barberis, Nadia
Isgrò, Carmen
Torrisi, Roberta
Giunta, Serena
Petralia, Maria Cristina
Verrastro, Valeria
Quattropani, Maria C.
The Interplay of Attachment Styles and Defense Mechanisms on Eating Disorders Risk: Cross-Sectional Observation in the Community Population
title The Interplay of Attachment Styles and Defense Mechanisms on Eating Disorders Risk: Cross-Sectional Observation in the Community Population
title_full The Interplay of Attachment Styles and Defense Mechanisms on Eating Disorders Risk: Cross-Sectional Observation in the Community Population
title_fullStr The Interplay of Attachment Styles and Defense Mechanisms on Eating Disorders Risk: Cross-Sectional Observation in the Community Population
title_full_unstemmed The Interplay of Attachment Styles and Defense Mechanisms on Eating Disorders Risk: Cross-Sectional Observation in the Community Population
title_short The Interplay of Attachment Styles and Defense Mechanisms on Eating Disorders Risk: Cross-Sectional Observation in the Community Population
title_sort interplay of attachment styles and defense mechanisms on eating disorders risk: cross-sectional observation in the community population
topic Reasearch Paper
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8808290/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35126531
http://dx.doi.org/10.36131/cnfioritieditore20210603
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