Perception of Parental Acceptance in Women With Binge Eating Disorder

Abstract

The authors contribute to the validating literature for binge eating disorder (BED) by examining perceptions of parents and satisfaction with life among obese women with and without BED. Participants were female patients, recruited through a private medical clinic, who were assigned to groups on the basis of body mass index (BMI) and scores on the Questionnaire on Eating and Weight Patterns (QEWP; R. L. Spitzer et al., 1992). Groups consisted of (a) obese women with BED (n = 32), (b) obese women who had no eating disorders (n = 51), and (c) nonobese women with no eating disorders (n = 30). All participants completed the Parental Acceptance/Rejection Questionnaire (PARQ; R. P. Rohner, 1986), the Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS; J. Fischer & K. Corcoran, 1994), and the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI; A. T. Beck & R. A. Steer, 1987). Obese women with BED perceived their fathers as more rejecting than did women in the other groups. Moreover, obese women with BED perceived their fathers as significantly more rejecting than their mothers. The BED group indicated lower satisfaction with life and higher levels of depression than the groups without eating disorders. These findings further validate the diagnostic category of BED. Obese women with BED appear to be a distinct subgroup of the obese population. The results indicate a need for further assessment of the father-daughter relationship in connection to BED and other eating disorders.

The validity and clinical utility of binge eating disorder

“…Additionally, obese BED patients report lower HRQOL than obese non-BED patients. 51,53 Further, women with BED generally report functional impairment at similar levels to groups of eating disorder patients. 40 Finally, disease-specific HRQOL instruments have shown a similar pattern of results: obese BED patients report greater impairments than obese non-BED patients in overall HRQOL, as well in a variety of specific domains of HRQOL.…”

“…[51][52][53][54][55] Masheb and Grilo 54 reported that BED participants have considerably impaired scores on the SF-36 Health Survey compared to those seen in U.S. norms. Additionally, obese BED patients report lower HRQOL than obese non-BED patients.…”

Introduction to Interpersonal Acceptance-Rejection Theory (IPARTheory) and Evidence

“…Studies supporting this conclusion tend to deal with the following issues among children, adolescents, and adults: (1) personality and psychological adjustment problems (Ahmed, Rohner, & Carrasco, 2012;Amato, 1994;Dominy, Johnson, & Koch, 2000;Khaleque & Rohner, 2011;Komarovsky, 1976;Stagner, 1938); (2) mental illness (Akun, 2016;Barrera Jr. & Garrison-Jones, 1992;Lefkowitz & Tesiny, 1984); (3) psychological health and well-being (Amato, 1994); (4) conduct disorder (Eron, Banta, Walder, & Laulicht, 1961;Putnick et al, 2014); (5) substance abuse (Brook & Brook, 1988;Emmelkamp & Heeres, 1988); (6) delinquency (Andry, 1962); (7) prosocial behavior (Putnick et al, 2014); (8) children's social competence (Putnick et al, 2014); and (9) school performance (Putnick et al, 2014).…”

The Moderating Role of Father’s Care on the Onset of Binge Eating Symptoms Among Female Late Adolescents with Insecure Attachment

“…Since the publication of DSM-IV [3], binge eating disorder has been included in the eating disorders section as an eating disorder not otherwise specified (EDNOS), that is, a category including the disorders that do not meet the criteria for AN or BN. With respect to epidemiologic studies on binge eating, it has been found to be significantly more common among females than males (46% vs. 30%), and among binging-compensating (BC) individuals (who compensate binge eating with practice aimed at weight loss, such as using laxatives) [1,4].…”

“…Several empirical studies have stressed the role that family context plays in the development and maintenance of eating disorders among adolescents [1]. The research has mostly drawn attention to anorexia nervosa (AN) and bulimia nervosa (BN), but there have been relatively few studies on binge eating disorders (BED).…”