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- The study examined how bonding patterns with parents relate to self-concept and the impact on eating-related issues in college students.
- The research involved 399 undergraduate students from the U.S. and Norway who completed questionnaires about their parental bonding, self-esteem, and eating disturbances.
- Findings revealed that low care and overprotective parenting can lead to a poor self-concept, which in turn increases the likelihood of experiencing eating disturbances among both male and female college students.
Article Abstract
This study investigated the relationship between bonding patterns and self-concept, and the influence of these constructs on a measure of sub-clinical eating disturbances. Undergraduate students from the United States (N=166) and Norway (N=233) were given self-report questionnaires that included measures of parental bonding, locus of control, self-concept clarity, self-esteem, and disturbed cognitions associated with eating. A structural equation model showed the expected pattern, with bonding predicting self-concept and self-concept predicting eating disturbances. The model fit equally well for samples from both countries and for both genders. This model links the pattern of low care and overprotective parental bonding indicators mediated through a self-concept defined by a lack of self-understanding, low self-esteem, and external locus of control to increased risk of eating disturbances for college aged men and women.
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| http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eatbeh.2007.01.007 | DOI Listing |
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