Perceived parental bonding in anorectic and bulimic patients

Anna Sordelli; Andrea Fossati; Rosaria Marina Devoti; Salvatore La Viola; Cesare Maffei

Perceived parental bonding in anorectic and bulimic patients

Anna Sordelli, Andrea Fossati, Rosaria Marina Devoti, Salvatore La Viola, Cesare Maffei

IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele

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Abstract

Psychodynamic clinical studies as well as empirical research have pointed out the importance and the specificity of object relations in eating disorders. Given this, the aim of this work was to identify the presence of significant differences in the object relations patterns, as described by the Parental Bonding Instrument (PBI), between anorectic and bulimic subjects. PBI was administered to 42 anorectic female and 26 bulimic female subjects, consecutively admitted to the Eating Disorders Outpatient Unit: of H San Raffaele of Milan. Profile analysis revealed the presence of significant (T² = 11.3453, d.f. 3,64, p = 0.017) qualitative differences in PBI profiles between anorectic and bulimic subjects. The most striking difference was represented by the bulimics' view of their parents as both caring and overwhelming, which contrasted with the anorectics' perception of their parents as absolutely caring.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	64-70
Number of pages	7
Journal	Psychopathology
Volume	29
Issue number	1
Publication status	Published - Jan 1996

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Psychiatry and Mental health
Psychology(all)

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