FAMILY FUNCTIONING AND EATING DISORDERS. A PERSPECTIVE FROM THE CIRCUMPLEX MODEL

The aim of this study was to assess the family functioning of those with a member diagnosed with eating Disorder (ED) and to compare with normative families according with the circumflex model. Sixteen Uruguayan families with a member in rehabilitation were assessed. Results suggest that these famil...

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Autores: Fernández Ruiz, Milagros, Masjuan, Nuria, Costa-Ball, Daniel, Cracco, Cecilia
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2015
País:Uruguay
Institución:Universidad Católica del Uruguay
Repositorio:LIBERI
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:liberi.ucu.edu.uy:10895/5274
Acceso en línea:https://revistas.ucu.edu.uy/index.php/cienciaspsicologicas/article/view/439
https://hdl.handle.net/10895/5274
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Family Functioning
Eating Disorders
Circumplex Model
Funcionamiento Familiar
Trastornos Alimentarios
Modelo Circumplejo
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Sumario:The aim of this study was to assess the family functioning of those with a member diagnosed with eating Disorder (ED) and to compare with normative families according with the circumflex model. Sixteen Uruguayan families with a member in rehabilitation were assessed. Results suggest that these families showed in terms of the circumflex model less cohesion and flexibility, and a chaotic, disengaged, enmeshed, rigid functioning with difficulties in communication and less family satisfaction, compared with the normative families. Differences in parents and the rest of the family member perceptions of the family functioning have been found considering the role. These results present to the clinicians the need to work with all the family system in order to approach the ED.