Confidence in one-self and confidence in one's own body: the revival of an old paradigm for Anorexia Nervosa.

Confidence in one-self and confidence in one's own body: the revival of an old paradigm for Anorexia Nervosa. Clin Psychol Psychother. 2020 Dec 07;: Authors: Monteleone AM, Cascino G, Martini M, Patriciello G, Ruzzi V, Delsedime N, Abbate-Daga G, Marzola E Abstract Impaired interoceptive function represents an important variable in the psychopathology of Anorexia Nervosa (AN) and is thought to be influenced by maladaptive schemas grounded on early intimate interactions. However, the role of the different psychological processes involved in the interoceptive function has been poorly assessed in AN. We aimed to investigate the associations between adult insecure attachment, interoceptive processes and psychopathology. One-hundred and fifty participants with AN completed self-report questionnaires: the Multidimensional Assessment of Interoceptive Awareness, which measures interoception dimensions; the Attachment Style Questionnaire, assessing adult attachment styles, and the Eating Disorder Inventory-2, exploring eating-related core symptoms. Pearson's correlations were employed to assess the relationships between MAIA and EDI-2 sub-scores. Structural equation models (SEM) were performed to investigate the relationships between insecure attachment dimensions, interoception and AN core symptoms as latent variables. Body listening, self-regulating and trusting were interoceptive dimensions associated with eating psychopathology. As confir...
Source: Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy - Category: Psychiatry Tags: Clin Psychol Psychother Source Type: research