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“A Vinculação à mesa” A Influência da vinculação aos pais e pares, Dificuldades de Regulação Emocional e Comportamento Alimentar em Adolescentes
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Os indivíduos passam por diversas fases de desenvolvimento ao longo da vida, sendo que a
adolescência se constitui como uma fase de grandes mudanças desenvolvimentais. Algumas
das principais mudanças vivenciadas são a crescente relevância dos pares, cujas relações
estabelecidas têm como base a relação de vinculação aos pais, assim como uma maior
autonomia nas escolhas alimentares e na capacidade de autorregulação. O modelo de regulação
emocional de vinculação elucida a relação existente entre vinculação insegura e regulação
emocional mal-adaptada, a qual permite um entendimento sobre comportamentos alimentares.
Assim, constitui-se como principal objetivo investigar a influência da vinculação com as
figuras parentais e pares e a regulação emocional nos comportamentos alimentares dos
adolescentes. O presente estudo contou com 157 adolescentes (M= 14.9; DP= 1.7; 53.5% do
sexo feminino) que responderam a escalas de autorrelato sobre vinculação aos pais e pares
(IPPA), regulação emocional (EDRE-VR) e comportamento alimentar (TAAc). Os resultados
sugerem que melhor qualidade da vinculação aos pais e pares se associa a menores dificuldades
de regulação emocional e comportamentos alimentares disruptivos. Verificou-se que
estratégias limitadas de regulação emocional medeiam a relação entre a aceitação mútua e
comunicação aos pais e a preocupação com a comida. Verificou-se também que o acesso
limitado a estratégias de regulação emocional medeia a relação entre afastamento e rejeição
aos pares e a preocupação com a comida. Os resultados obtidos destacam a importância da
vinculação e a regulação emocional no comportamento alimentar.
ABSTRACT: Individuals go through different stages of development throughout life, in which adolescence is a phase of major developmental changes. Some of the main changes experienced are the growing relevance of peers, whose established relationships are based on the attachment relationship with parents, as well as greater autonomy in food choices and in the ability to selfregulate. The attachment-system activation model elucidates the relationship between insecure attachment and maladaptive emotional regulation that allows for an understanding of eating behaviors. Thus, the main objective is to investigate the influence of the attachment to parental figures and peers and the emotional regulation on adolescents' eating behaviors. The present study included 157 adolescents (M= 14.9; SD= 1.7; 53.5% female) who responded to selfreport scales on attachment to parents and peers (IPPA), emotional regulation (DERS-SF) and eating behavior (CHEAT). The results suggest that better quality of attachment to parents and peers is associated with lower emotional regulation difficulties and disruptive eating behaviors. Limited emotion regulation strategies were found to mediate the relationship between mutual acceptance and communication with parents, and food concerns. Limited access to emotion regulation strategies was also found to mediate the relationship between withdrawal and rejection from peers and food concerns. The results obtained highlight the importance of attachment and emotional regulation in eating behavior.
ABSTRACT: Individuals go through different stages of development throughout life, in which adolescence is a phase of major developmental changes. Some of the main changes experienced are the growing relevance of peers, whose established relationships are based on the attachment relationship with parents, as well as greater autonomy in food choices and in the ability to selfregulate. The attachment-system activation model elucidates the relationship between insecure attachment and maladaptive emotional regulation that allows for an understanding of eating behaviors. Thus, the main objective is to investigate the influence of the attachment to parental figures and peers and the emotional regulation on adolescents' eating behaviors. The present study included 157 adolescents (M= 14.9; SD= 1.7; 53.5% female) who responded to selfreport scales on attachment to parents and peers (IPPA), emotional regulation (DERS-SF) and eating behavior (CHEAT). The results suggest that better quality of attachment to parents and peers is associated with lower emotional regulation difficulties and disruptive eating behaviors. Limited emotion regulation strategies were found to mediate the relationship between mutual acceptance and communication with parents, and food concerns. Limited access to emotion regulation strategies was also found to mediate the relationship between withdrawal and rejection from peers and food concerns. The results obtained highlight the importance of attachment and emotional regulation in eating behavior.
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Dissertação de Mestrado apresentada no
Ispa – Instituto Universitário para obtenção de
grau de Mestre na especialidade de Psicologia
Clínica.
Keywords
Adolescência Vinculação Regulação emocional Comportamento alimentar Adolescence Attachment Emotional regulation Eating behaviors