Epidemiological studies on adolescents with eating disorders demonstrate a high prevalence of disordered eating behaviors, with a higher prevalence of eating disorders among girls. Several studies have recently demonstrated an association between female adolescents' eating disorder, parental psychopatological risk, and an impaired family functioning with poor quality of the relationship among family member. On the basis of these premises, we conducted a cross-sectional study initially recruiting 243 families of female adolescents affected by anorexia nervosa (Group A), bulimia nervosa (GROUP B) and binge eating disorder (Group C) (average age 14-17) to assess their psychological profile (SCL90-R), specific representations of their family functioning (FACES-IV) and the possibile effect of adolescent' psychological profiles and parents' psychopathological risk of family functioning. Our results indicate the adolescents and parents in Group A, B and C show an unequivocal psychopathological profile; in particular, adolescents with anorexia present the most severe psychopathological risk. Further, our result show that adolescents and their parents differ in their perception of their family functioning. More specifically, adolescents with anorexia perceive their family as highly disengaged, poorly interwoven, and rigid, in addition cohesion and communication qualities are perceived as low. Interestingly, parental psychopathological risk predicts adolescents' specific perception of their family functioning. These findings may guide clinical interventions as they suggest that distinct maternal psychopathological symptoms can be associated with a variety of clinical configurations in their offspring, whereas paternal psychopathology risk may be present in adolescents suffering from all forms of eating disorders.

Female adolescents with eating disorders, parental psychopathological risk and family functioning / Tafa', Mimma; Cimino, Silvia; Ballarotto, Giulia; Bracaglia, Fabrizia; Bottone, Chiara; Cerniglia, Luca. - In: JOURNAL OF CHILD AND FAMILY STUDIES. - ISSN 1062-1024. - STAMPA. - 26:1(2017), pp. 28-39. [10.1007/s10826-016-0531-5]

Female adolescents with eating disorders, parental psychopathological risk and family functioning

TAFA', MIMMA;CIMINO, SILVIA;BALLAROTTO, GIULIA;
2017

Abstract

Epidemiological studies on adolescents with eating disorders demonstrate a high prevalence of disordered eating behaviors, with a higher prevalence of eating disorders among girls. Several studies have recently demonstrated an association between female adolescents' eating disorder, parental psychopatological risk, and an impaired family functioning with poor quality of the relationship among family member. On the basis of these premises, we conducted a cross-sectional study initially recruiting 243 families of female adolescents affected by anorexia nervosa (Group A), bulimia nervosa (GROUP B) and binge eating disorder (Group C) (average age 14-17) to assess their psychological profile (SCL90-R), specific representations of their family functioning (FACES-IV) and the possibile effect of adolescent' psychological profiles and parents' psychopathological risk of family functioning. Our results indicate the adolescents and parents in Group A, B and C show an unequivocal psychopathological profile; in particular, adolescents with anorexia present the most severe psychopathological risk. Further, our result show that adolescents and their parents differ in their perception of their family functioning. More specifically, adolescents with anorexia perceive their family as highly disengaged, poorly interwoven, and rigid, in addition cohesion and communication qualities are perceived as low. Interestingly, parental psychopathological risk predicts adolescents' specific perception of their family functioning. These findings may guide clinical interventions as they suggest that distinct maternal psychopathological symptoms can be associated with a variety of clinical configurations in their offspring, whereas paternal psychopathology risk may be present in adolescents suffering from all forms of eating disorders.
2017
adolescents; eating disorders; family functioning; fathers; parental psychopathological risk; developmental and educational psychology; life-span and life-course studies
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Female adolescents with eating disorders, parental psychopathological risk and family functioning / Tafa', Mimma; Cimino, Silvia; Ballarotto, Giulia; Bracaglia, Fabrizia; Bottone, Chiara; Cerniglia, Luca. - In: JOURNAL OF CHILD AND FAMILY STUDIES. - ISSN 1062-1024. - STAMPA. - 26:1(2017), pp. 28-39. [10.1007/s10826-016-0531-5]
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