Mendes Ana Laura, Marta-Simões Joana, Ferreira Cláudia
Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences, University of Coimbra, Rua do Colégio Novo, Apartado 6153, 3001-802, Coimbra, Portugal.
CINNEIC, Cognitive - Behavioral Research Center, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, University of Coimbra, Rua do Colégio Novo, Apartado 6153, 3001-802, Coimbra, Portugal.
Eat Weight Disord. 2017 Mar;22(1):133-139. doi: 10.1007/s40519-016-0267-7. Epub 2016 Mar 25.
The present study aimed to explore the role of early affiliative memories with peers on the adoption of disordered eating attitudes and behaviours through the mechanisms of external shame and self-judgment. The sample used in the current study comprised 632 women from the community, aged between 18 and 60 years old.The tested model explained 22 % of eating psychopathology's variance and showed excellent model fit indices. Results indicated that the impact of the recall of early positive memories with peers on eating psychopathology was fully carried through the mechanisms of external shame and self-judgment. In fact, these findings seem to suggest that the lack of warm and safe affiliative memories with peers is linked to higher levels of shame (e.g., feelings of inferiority and inadequacy), and also to higher vulnerability to engage in maladaptive emotional strategies (such as self-judgmental attitudes), which appears to explain the increase of disordered eating behaviours.These findings contribute to the understanding of the impact of peer-related early affiliative memories in the engagement in disordered eating. Furthermore, this study has significant clinical implications, emphasizing the importance of targeting shame and maladaptive emotional strategies, especially in a context involving early adverse emotional experiences with peers.
本研究旨在通过外部羞耻感和自我评判机制，探讨早期与同伴的亲密关系记忆对饮食失调态度和行为形成的作用。本研究使用的样本包括632名来自社区的女性，年龄在18至60岁之间。所测试的模型解释了饮食心理病理学22%的方差，并显示出优异的模型拟合指数。结果表明，回忆早期与同伴的积极记忆对饮食心理病理学的影响完全通过外部羞耻感和自我评判机制得以体现。事实上，这些发现似乎表明，缺乏与同伴温暖且安全的亲密关系记忆与更高水平的羞耻感（如自卑感和不足感）相关，也与更易采用适应不良的情绪策略（如自我评判态度）相关，而这似乎解释了饮食失调行为的增加。这些发现有助于理解与同伴相关的早期亲密关系记忆在饮食失调中的影响。此外，本研究具有重要的临床意义，强调了针对羞耻感和适应不良情绪策略的重要性，尤其是在涉及与同伴早期不良情绪经历的背景下。
