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Am I Angry or Hungry? Emotion Dysregulation Routes On the Onset of Overweight in Childhood.

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 April 2020

G. De Campora ,
L. Giromini ,
V. Guerriero ,
C. Hadjeasgari ,
M. Khademi  and
G.C. Zavattini
G. De Campora
Affiliation:
Department of Dynamic and Clinical Psychology, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
L. Giromini
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
V. Guerriero
Affiliation:
Department of Dynamic and Clinical Psychology, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
C. Hadjeasgari
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, Alliant International University, San Diego, Italy
M. Khademi
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, Alliant International University, San Diego, Italy
G.C. Zavattini
Affiliation:
Department of Dynamic and Clinical Psychology, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy

Abstract

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Introduction

A growing body of research has indicated that difficulties in emotion regulation (ER) are associated to eating disorders as well as to weight changes. However, it has not been clearly investigated the intergenerational transmission of ER and its role on the onset of early feeding and weight problems of the child.

Aim

The goals of the present study are: 1) to examine the relationship between maternal ER during pregnancy and the feeding practices at 8 months of the baby; 2) and to assess the predictive role of ER on the onset of overweight at 3 years of age.

Method

The sample is made up by 65 dyads distributed to 2 different groups based on their BMI. During pregnancy they were administered DERS. 8 months after the delivery they were videotaped during the meal time with baby through the Feeding Observational Scale (Ammaniti et al., 2002). Weight outcome of the baby was reported by the mother at 3 years of age.

Results

Findings has shown that overweight mothers emerged as more emotional dysregulated during pregnancy. Their feeding interaction with the baby was also featured by greater difficulties compared to the control group. ER during pregnancy was able to predict the affective state of the dyad and the interactional conflict during the mealtime at 8 months. The affective state of the dyad at 8 months predicted the weight gain of the baby at 3.

Conclusion

The maternal and the dyadic emotional functioning play a key role in shaping the risk for childhood obesity.

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Article: 1338
Information
European Psychiatry , Volume 30 , Issue S1: Abstracts of the 23rd European Congress of Psychiatry , March 2015 , pp. 1
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Copyright © European Psychiatric Association 2015
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