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Journal Article
Sexuality, embodiment and attachment style in anorexia nervosa
2020
Overview
Purpose
Recent studies hypothesized that sexual dysfunctions represent not just complications of eating disorders (EDs), rather they should be attributed to the core psychopathology of these disorders. Therefore, disorders of the embodiment and insecure attachment may play a role in maintaining an abnormal sexual functioning, given their known relations with core ED features. The aim of the study was to investigate the relationship between sexual dysfunctions and both disorders of the embodiment and attachment style in people with anorexia nervosa (AN).
Methods
111 adult women with AN and 120 healthy subjects completed the Symptom Checklist-90, Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire, Identity and Eating Disorders, Attachment Style Questionnaire and the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire-Short Form.
Results
Patients reported worse scores than controls in all areas assessed. In patients, low sexual desire was found to be associated with general and ED-specific psychopathology, and with disorders of embodiment and attachment style. Sexual dysfunctions had no associations with traumatic experiences. Dietary restriction showed an association with low sexual desire through embodiment disorder and Discomfort with Closeness, as confirmed by the serial mediation model.
Conclusion
The present study suggests that disorders of embodiment maintained by pathological eating behaviours have a key role in the development of sexual dysfunctions in EDs, through the compromise of intimacy.
Level of evidence
Level III, cross-sectional study with comparisons between cases and controls.
Publisher
Springer International Publishing,Springer Nature B.V
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