Insecure attachment, body image disturbance & disordered eating in women.

11 January 2018

Past research has repeatedly demonstrated that attachment style (how an individual relates to others) is related to an individual’s body image and eating behaviour. Research has also indicated that both body image and eating behaviours vary throughout the day. In order to better understand the relationships between attachment, body image, and eating behaviours in the natural environment, these constructs will be measured across the course of a normal week.

Keywords

• Cairnmillar Institute
• psychology
• research
• eating disorders
• disordered eating
• attachment style
• insecure attachment
• EMA
• Experience sampling methodology
• ecological momentary assessment
• ESM
• body image
• body image disturbance
• eating pathology
• eating behaviours and attitudes

Ethical approval

This study has been approved by the Human Research Ethics Committee at The Cairnmillar Institute on 26th October, 2017, and will comply with the National Statement on Ethical Conduct in Human Research (National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia, 2007).

Ethics approval number: 2017/01312-14

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