چکیده:
Objective: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of attachment-based interventions on females suffering from eating related disorders. The study method was experimental with a pretest-posttest control group. The study sample included 32 elementary school female students with eating disorders, obesity problems, and attachment disorders. Sampling method was purposive.Methods: After assigning groups (experimental and control), the experimental group’s mothers participated in 10 sessions of attachment-based intervention program over 2.5 months and control groups did not receive any intervention. By the end of intervention, the posttest and then follow-up test were done after 45 days. Instruments comprised ‘child attachment disorder,’ ‘disorders caused by eating,’ and ‘eating disorder’ questionnaires.Results: The results of univariate analysis of covariance showed that in the posttest and follow- up test of the disorders caused by eating, there were significant differences between control and experimental groups.Conclusion: According to the results, the attachment-based treatment can be used as the method of intervention to reduce disorders caused by eating in children with eating disorders and obesity.
خلاصه ماشینی:
Results: The results of univariate analysis of covariance showed that in the posttest and follow- up test of the disorders caused by eating, there were significant differences between control and experimental groups.
Conclusion: According to the results, the attachment-based treatment can be used as the method of intervention to reduce disorders caused by eating in children with eating disorders and obesity.
Attachment- based therapy has been employed in different areas of children problems, including improving mental health in the elementary school girls, reducing symptoms of depression in primary school girls (Gahanbakhsh, Ba- hadori, Amiri and Jamshidi, 2013), alleviating the symp- toms of separation anxiety disorder (Zolfagari, Jazayeri, Khoushabi, Mazaheri, Karimluo, 1995), and reducing oppositional disobedience symptoms in the girls with at- tachment problems (Gahanbakhsh, Bahadori, Amiri and Jamshidi, 2013).
Accordingly, this research evaluated the effect of attachment-based intervention on the eating disorders as the causes and or consequences of the obesity in children.
The attachment intervention sessions were held for mothers for 10 sessions and scores of eating disorders in children were considered as the dependent variable.
The results of covariance analysis showed that attachment-based intervention in the both posttest and follow up phase reduced eating disorders in the experimental group compared to the control group.
According to the results, the attachment-based treatment can be used as the method of intervention to reduce disorders caused by eating in children.