女子大学生の摂食障害傾向に及ぼす家族の食事文化の影響

抄録

　　Some clinical approaches to eating disorders have shown that families which have a member with an eating disorder were particular about eating habits and attitudes. This two-part study explored eating variables related to eating disorders and investigated the correlation between daughters and mothers. In study 1, a non-clinical sample of 239 female adolescents evaluated their attitudes toward eating with concern to nutritionally balanced food, table manners, saving of food expenses, and information about food and restaurants, as well as answering question about parenting associated with table manners and their feelings during mealtimes. Firstly, the variables of eating habits and attitudes concerning nutritionally balanced food, table manners, saving of food expenses and information about food and restaurants revealed a 6 factor structure by principal-components analyses. Secondly, compared with the normal group, adolescents with highly disturbed eating patterns showed stronger attitudes concerning the eating of nutritionally balanced food, and information about food and restaurants. This results was. supported by controlling for parenting associated with table manners and feelings during mealtimes.

　　In Study 2, 77 mothers matched with their daughters also answering question about eating habits and attitudes concerning nutritionally balanced food, table manners, saving of food expenses, and information about food and res taurants. Principalcomponents revealed the same factor structure for both daughters and mothes.5 out of 6 factors concerning eating attitudes were significantly correlated between daughters and mothers, and these 5 mothers' factors significantly influenced their daughters' factors respectively.

　　These findings may suggest that eating attitudes of the family were transmitted over between generation.