Like Mother, Like Daughter? An Examination of the Emotive Responses to Food

Sarah Lewis; Mary Katsikitis; Kate Mulgrew

doi:10.1177/1359105315573442

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Like Mother, Like Daughter? An Examination of the Emotive Responses to Food

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Like Mother, Like Daughter? An Examination of the Emotive Responses to Food

Sarah Lewis, Mary Katsikitis and Kate Mulgrew

Journal of Health Psychology, Vol.20(6), pp.828-838

2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/1359105315573442

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Abstract

dyadic modelling

eating attitudes

eating disorders

emotive response to food

The modelling of sub-clinical eating disorders and emotive responses to food between mothers and their early adolescent daughters was investigated. Twenty dyads viewed images of food and rated their levels of happiness, fear and disgust. Results suggest similarities between mothers' and daughters' emotive responses, but the exact nature of this relationship differed across food type and response type. Disordered eating was only related to responses to the low-calorie foods. Furthermore, mother's eating disorders symptoms were related to concerns about shape and weight in the daughters (all ps < .05). These results suggest a transmission of emotive responses to food within the dyad which may inform family-based intervention efforts in the prevention of eating disorders in young women.

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Title: Like Mother, Like Daughter? An Examination of the Emotive Responses to Food
Authors: Sarah Lewis (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Arts and Business
Mary Katsikitis (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Arts and Business
Kate Mulgrew (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Arts and Business
Publication details: Journal of Health Psychology, Vol.20(6), pp.828-838
Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd.
Date published: 2015
DOI: 10.1177/1359105315573442
ISSN: 1359-1053
Organisation Unit: School of Social Sciences - Legacy; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Health - Psychology; School of Health and Behavioural Sciences - Legacy
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99450203802621
Output Type: Journal article

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