Alexander Katherine E
Department of Psychology, College of Mount St. Vincent , Bronx , NY , United States.
PeerJ. 2017 Mar 8;5:e3034. doi: 10.7717/peerj.3034. eCollection 2017.
Previous work demonstrated that individuals with higher levels of attachment anxiety are prone to increased binge eating (Alexander & Siegel, 2013). Given that our society rejects obese individuals and individuals with higher levels of attachment anxiety tend to be highly sensitive to rejection (Downey & Feldman, 1996), it follows that those with increased attachment anxiety may be especially fearful of becoming fat.
Undergraduate psychology students ( = 148) completed surveys measuring attachment, binge eating, and fear of becoming fat.
The data demonstrate that attachment anxiety is positively associated with a fear of becoming fat ( = .30, < .001) and binge eating mediates this relationship. In other words, binge eating underlies the fear of becoming fat.
These findings contribute to a more refined understanding of binge eating which may create pathways for professionals to develop targeted interventions.
先前的研究表明，依恋焦虑水平较高的个体更容易出现暴饮暴食（亚历山大和西格尔，2013年）。鉴于我们的社会排斥肥胖个体，且依恋焦虑水平较高的个体往往对排斥高度敏感（唐尼和费尔德曼，1996年），因此，依恋焦虑增加的个体可能特别害怕变胖。
本科心理学专业学生（n = 148）完成了测量依恋、暴饮暴食和对变胖的恐惧的调查。
数据表明，依恋焦虑与对变胖的恐惧呈正相关（r = 0.30，p < 0.001），且暴饮暴食介导了这种关系。换句话说，暴饮暴食是对变胖恐惧的基础。
这些发现有助于更精确地理解暴饮暴食，这可能为专业人员制定有针对性的干预措施创造途径。
