Eating Disorders and Intimate Partner Violence: The Influence of Fear of Loneliness and Social Withdrawal

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dc.contributor.authorMomeñe, Janire
dc.contributor.authorEstévez, Ana
dc.contributor.authorGriffiths, Mark D.
dc.contributor.authorMacía, Patricia
dc.contributor.authorHerrero, Marta
dc.contributor.authorOlave Porrúa, Leticia María
dc.contributor.authorIruarrizaga Díez, María Icíar
dc.date.accessioned2023-06-22T11:15:45Z
dc.date.available2023-06-22T11:15:45Z
dc.date.issued2022-06-24
dc.description.abstractEating disorders are vulnerability factors that increase the likelihood of intimate partner violence. However, the mechanisms underlying this relationship are unclear. Although eating disorders have been associated with increased perception and fear of loneliness, they have also been associated with increased social withdrawal resulting from decreased enjoyment of social situations and poorer social functioning. The purpose of the present study was to examine the mediating role of fear of loneliness in the relationship between the behavioural characteristics of eating disorders and intimate partner violence, as well as to explore the moderating role of social withdrawal in the relationship between fear of loneliness and intimate partner violence. The sample comprised 683 participants (78% female and 22% male) with a mean age of 21.14 years (SD = 2.72). The psychometric scales used were Eating Disorders Inventory (EDI 2), Emotional Dependency Questionnaire (EDQ), Coping Strategies Inventory (CSI) and the Violence Received, Exercised and Perceived in Youth and Adolescent Dating Relationships Scale (VREPS). The hypothesised model was tested by path analysis using maximum likelihood. The path analysis of the hypothesised model showed that inefficacy, fear of maturity, and impulsivity were the behavioural characteristics of eating disorders predominantly related to fear of loneliness. Fear of loneliness had no direct significant effect on any of the received violence variables. However, interaction effects indicated that there was a moderately significant effect of fear of loneliness on physical, psychological, and social violence received as a function of levels of social withdrawal. These findings show the need to take into account and work on fear of loneliness and social withdrawal among individuals with an eating disorder to decrease the likelihood of establishing violent intimate partner relationships. Improving interpersonal functioning and social support is key to recovery from eating disorders.
dc.description.facultyFac. de Trabajo Social
dc.description.refereedTRUE
dc.description.sponsorshipBasque Government
dc.description.statuspub
dc.eprint.idhttps://eprints.ucm.es/id/eprint/78257
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/nu14132611
dc.identifier.issn2072-6643
dc.identifier.officialurlhttps://doi.org/10.3390/nu14132611
dc.identifier.relatedurlhttps://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/14/13/2611
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/72260
dc.issue.number13
dc.journal.titleNutrients
dc.language.isoeng
dc.page.initial2611
dc.publisherMPDI
dc.relation.projectIDPOS_2021_1_0031
dc.rightsAtribución 3.0 España
dc.rights.accessRightsopen access
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/
dc.subject.keywordEating disorders
dc.subject.keywordIntimate partner violence
dc.subject.keywordViolence received
dc.subject.keywordSocial withdrawal
dc.subject.keywordFear of loneliness
dc.subject.keywordVulnerability factors
dc.subject.keywordPath analysis
dc.subject.ucmInteligencia emocional
dc.subject.ucmMujer
dc.subject.unesco6309.09 Posición Social de la Mujer
dc.titleEating Disorders and Intimate Partner Violence: The Influence of Fear of Loneliness and Social Withdrawal
dc.typejournal article
dc.volume.number14
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