Mediators linking insecure attachment to eating symptoms: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT: In the last two decades, the number of studies focused on the mediators connecting insecure attachment with Eating Disorders (EDs), at both clinical and sub-clinical level, has considerably increased. However, there has not been a systematic synthesis of this literature to date. To fill this gap, the current meta-analytic review aimed at identifying and quantifying the extent to which mediators contribute to the explanation of this relationship. The present study was registered with PROSPERO (CRD42017076807). A comprehensive search process in seven different electronic databases retrieved 24 studies that examined how insecure attachment leads to ED symptoms through mediation analysis. Standardized regression coefficients of the indirect and total paths of 21 mediation models were pooled. S

SUBMITTER: Cortes-Garcia L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6405186 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature