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| The prevalence and family correlates of eating disorder tendencies in older women | | Author(s) | Aimee J Perkins, Janet J Fritz, Clifton E Barber |
| Journal title | Journal of Women & Aging, vol 9, no 3, 1997 |
| Pages | pp 67-84 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Malnutrition ; Older women ; Mental health [elderly] ; The Family ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | The majority of research on eating disorders, such as bulimia and anorexia, does not include older women, which reinforces the belief that eating disorders mainly affect only younger women. In this study, questions regarding the incidence of eating disorder tendencies and support for a conceptual model of specific family correlates of such tendencies were examined in a non-clinical sample of 92 women aged 50 years and over in northern Colorado. It was predicted that older women assessed as at-risk for developing eating disorders would perceive their families as more conflictual, less cohesive and expressive, and themselves as less independent of or differentiated from their family of origin. The findings showed a significant correlation between a drive for thinness and six family of origin relationship variables: cohesion, expressiveness, conflict, independence, achievement orientation, and control. Implications for further research and clinical practice are discussed. |
| Accession Number | CPA-980130404 A |
| Classmark | CSM: BD: D: SJ: 7T |
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