Family Functioning and Dysfunctional Eating Among Italian Adolescents: The Moderating Role of Gender

Child Psychiatry and Human Development
Fiorenzo LaghiRoberto Baiocco

Abstract

The first aim of this study was to examine the association between different dimensions of family functioning and dysfunctional eating in a sample of Italian adolescent boys and girls. The second aim was to investigate whether gender moderates the relationship between family functioning and dysfunctional eating. Seven hundred and twenty seven adolescents (500 boys and 227 girls) with ages ranging from 15 to 18 years completed a survey of self-report measures. Findings from hierarchical multiple regression analysis suggested that aspects of family functioning such as flexibility, cohesion, disengagement, enmeshment, rigidity and chaotic were related to dysfunctional eating in adolescents. Additionally the results indicated differences between boys and girls, in particular dysfunctional eating in adolescent boys seemed to be more affected by dimensions of enmeshment and disengagement than dysfunctional eating in girls. This research highlights the important role of various aspects of family functioning in relation to dysfunctional eating in adolescents.

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Aug 9, 2015·Journal of Health Psychology·Fiorenzo LaghiRoberto Baiocco
Mar 20, 2019·Eating and Weight Disorders : EWD·Fiorenzo LaghiRoberto Baiocco
May 1, 2020·The Journal of Genetic Psychology·María Fernanda Molina, Vanina Schmidt
Apr 8, 2020·Behavioral Sciences·Michela ErriuLuca Cerniglia
Apr 2, 2020·Psychology, Health & Medicine·Fiorenzo LaghiRoberto Baiocco
Dec 17, 2018·Journal of Behavioral Medicine·Anna Yu LeeBin Xie

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