MATERNAL INFLUENCES IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF ADOLESCENT DISORDERED EATING AT AGE FIFTEEN
Open Access
Author:
McWilliams, Jacquelyn Shea
Area of Honors:
Biobehavioral Health
Degree:
Bachelor of Science
Document Type:
Thesis
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Lori Anne Francis, Thesis Supervisor Dr. Lori Anne Francis, Thesis Supervisor Daniel Louis Trevino, Thesis Honors Advisor
Keywords:
Maternal supervision maternal warmth/support maternal hostility oral control dieting bulimia
Abstract:
The goal of this study was to examine if maternal monitoring, maternal warmth/support, and maternal hostility increases the outcome of oral control, dieting, and bulimia independently in adolescents at the age of 15. A total of 490 15-year old adolescents and their mothers answered questionnaires regarding parental supervision, getting along with their parents, and overall eating attitudes. Using a linear regression, maternal supervision and hostility were shown to increase the occurrence of bulimia in adolescents; while maternal warmth and support increased the occurrence of oral control. There was no correlation of the mother’s influence on the outcome of dieting in the children. It also appeared that children reported higher levels of parental monitoring in comparison to their mothers, which was related to a higher relationship in the development of bulimia and dieting behaviors in adolescents, but not oral control.
