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Eating habits and attitudes among 10-year-old children of mothers with eating disorders
- Authors:
- STEIN Alan, et al
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Psychiatry, 189(4), October 2006, pp.324-329.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
Children of mothers with eating disorders are at increased risk of developmental disturbance, but there has been little research in middle childhood, when disturbed eating habits tend to emerge. The aim was to examine whether maternal eating disorders identified in the postnatal year are associated with the development of disturbed eating habits and attitudes in children at 10 years of age. Follow-up comparative study of 56 families (33 mothers with eating disorders and 23 controls). Psychopathology of children, mothers and fathers was assessed by interview, and mother–child interaction observed. The index group of children scored higher than controls on three of four domains of eating disorder psychopathology and on a global score. Children’s eating disturbance was associated with length of exposure to mothers’ eating disorder and mother–child mealtime conflict at 5 years. There was some evidence of increased emotional problems in index children. The children of mothers with eating disorders manifested disturbed eating habits and attitudes compared with controls, and may be at heightened risk of developing frank eating disorder psychopathology.
Influence of psychiatric disorder on the controlling behaviour of mothers with 1 year-old infants: a study of women with maternal eating disorder, postnatal depression and a healthy comparison group
- Authors:
- STEIN Alan, et al
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Psychiatry, 179, August 2001, pp.157-166.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
Argues that certain styles of parental controlling behaviour influence child development. Work with mothers with eating disorders suggests that they may be particularly controlling of their infants. Examines the nature and specificity of maternal controlling behaviour in mothers with eating disorders compared with mothers who had experienced postnatal depression and a healthy comparison group. Found that mothers in the eating disorder group used more verbal control, especially strong control. There were no differences between the groups on gentle verbal control and physical contact. Maternal dietary restraint was the one feature of eating disorder psychopathology associated with the use of verbal control. Marital criticism was also associated with the extent of verbal controlling behaviour. Concludes that aspects of maternal control of infants were found to be specific to maternal eating disorder psychopathology.
Conflict between mothers with eating disorders and their infants during mealtimes
- Authors:
- STEIN Alan, WOOLLEY Helen, McPHERSON Klim
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Psychiatry, 175, November 1999, pp.455-461.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
In a recent study, 20% of the variance in the weight of infants of mothers with eating disorders was accounted for by mealtime conflict. This study investigates the antecedents and interactive processes involved in the development of such conflict. The results suggest that conflict arose because maternal eating disorder psychopathology interfered with aspects of responsive parenting.