Parental attachment insecurity predicts child and adult high-caloric food consumption
Authors:ÌýFaber, A.,ÌýDubé, L.
Publication:ÌýJournal of Health Psychology
Abstract:
Eating habits are established early and are difficult to change once formed. This study investigated the role of caregiver-child attachment quality and its associations with high-caloric food consumption in a sample of middle socio-economic status children and adults, respectively. Survey data were collected from an online questionnaire administered separately to 213 (143 girls) children and 216 parents (adult sample; 180 women). Two studies showed that an insecure parental attachment, whether actual (Study 1; children) or recalled (Study 2; adults), significantly and positively predicted high-caloric food consumption in both samples. The present findings highlight the importance of parental attachment and its association with unhealthy eating patterns in children and adults.
Read full article:Ìý,ÌýMay 9, 2015.