Relationship between Attachment and Obesity: A Systematic Literature Review
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Attachment, Obesity, Systematic review.Abstract
Besides inappropriate diet and lack of physical activity, psychological factors may be involved in the etiology of obesity, including the inability to control emotions that arise at stressful moments. In this case, eating becomes a way to cope with negative feelings. This study aimed to investigate the association between attachment and obesity through a systematic literature review, carried out in July 2014, with no time limitation, in the electronic databases PubMed, Web of Science, PsycINFO and LILACS. Sixteen articles were included in this study and all of them mentioned the relationship between insecure attachment and obesity. Attachment Theory seems to be a particularly useful approach in the understanding of emotional eating and obesity.Downloads
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