Meyer D F
Ohio State University, Marion 43302-5695, USA.
J Clin Psychol. 1997 Feb;53(2):107-16. doi: 10.1002/(sici)1097-4679(199702)53:2<107::aid-jclp3>3.0.co;2-q.
This study examined the role of codependency in the relationship between stressful events and the development of eating disorders. Ninety-five undergraduate women completed the Codependency Assessment, the Eating Disorder Inventory-2, the Differentiation of Self Scale, and an open-ended questionnaire asking about stressful experiences, including relationships with alcoholic family members. Results supported the hypothesis that women who reported experience with an alcoholic significant other or a chronic stressful situation exhibited higher levels of eating disordered behavior. However, a family history of parental alcohol abuse alone did not result in differences in eating disorder symptoms. Further, women who exhibited more characteristics of codependency (e.g., caretaking, needs for control) also evidenced more eating disorder symptoms. The findings suggest a developmental sequence, whereby codependency mediates the relationship between excessive stress and the development of an eating disorder.
本研究考察了相互依赖在应激事件与饮食失调发展之间关系中的作用。95名本科女生完成了相互依赖评估、饮食失调量表-2、自我分化量表，以及一份关于应激经历的开放式问卷，其中包括与酗酒家庭成员的关系。结果支持了以下假设：报告有与酗酒重要他人或长期应激情况经历的女性，表现出更高水平的饮食失调行为。然而，仅父母有酗酒史并不会导致饮食失调症状出现差异。此外，表现出更多相互依赖特征（如照顾他人、控制欲）的女性也表现出更多饮食失调症状。研究结果表明了一种发展顺序，即相互依赖介导了过度应激与饮食失调发展之间的关系。
