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- Title
Parental Autonomy-Support and Psychological Control in Eating Disorder Patients with and without Binge-Eating/Purging Behavior and Non-Suicidal Self-Injury.
- Authors
Depestele, Lies; Soenens, Bart; Lemmens, Gilbert MD; Dierckx, Eva; Schoevaerts, Katrien; Claes, Laurence
- Abstract
The current study examines whether autonomy-supportive and controlling parenting are related to the presence/absence of binge-eating/purging behavior and/or non-suicidal self-injury in adolescents with an eating disorder (ED). Fifty-three ED patients completed validated questionnaires assessing perceived maternal and paternal autonomy-supportive and psychologically controlling parenting. A total of 53 mothers and 37 fathers also completed these questionnaires. All patients completed the Self-Injury Questionnaire-Treatment Related to assess non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI). Results showed that patients with binge-eating purging behaviors experienced more maternal psychological control compared to restrictive patients independently of the presence of NSSI. Paternal psychological control or autonomy support did not differ as a function of ED subtype and presence/absence of NSSI. These results suggest that especially mothers of patients engaging in binge-eating/purging behaviors could benefit from family interventions that support parents in diminishing the use of psychological control.
- Subjects
EATING disorders; BULIMIA; COMPULSIVE eaters; SELF-mutilation; ADOLESCENCE; PATIENTS; PSYCHOLOGY
- Publication
Journal of Social & Clinical Psychology, 2017, Vol 36, Issue 2, p126
- ISSN
0736-7236
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1521/jscp.2017.36.2.126