Eating disorders and intimate partner violence: the influence of fear of loneliness and social withdrawal

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dc.contributor.authorMomeñe López, Janire
dc.contributor.authorEstévez Gutiérrez, Ana
dc.contributor.authorGriffiths, Mark D.
dc.contributor.authorMacía Guerrero, Patricia
dc.contributor.authorHerrero Lázaro, Marta
dc.contributor.authorOlave, Leticia
dc.contributor.authorIruarrizaga, Itziar
dc.date.accessioned2025-05-22T13:23:50Z
dc.date.available2025-05-22T13:23:50Z
dc.date.issued2022-06-24
dc.date.updated2025-05-22T13:23:50Z
dc.description.abstractEating disorders are vulnerability factors that increase the likelihood of intimate partner violence. However, the mechanisms underlying this relationship are unclear. Although eating disorders have been associated with increased perception and fear of loneliness, they have also been associated with increased social withdrawal resulting from decreased enjoyment of social situations and poorer social functioning. The purpose of the present study was to examine the mediating role of fear of loneliness in the relationship between the behavioural characteristics of eating disorders and intimate partner violence, as well as to explore the moderating role of social withdrawal in the relationship between fear of loneliness and intimate partner violence. The sample comprised 683 participants (78% female and 22% male) with a mean age of 21.14 years (SD = 2.72). The psychometric scales used were Eating Disorders Inventory (EDI 2), Emotional Dependency Questionnaire (EDQ), Coping Strategies Inventory (CSI) and the Violence Received, Exercised and Perceived in Youth and Adolescent Dating Relationships Scale (VREPS). The hypothesised model was tested by path analysis using maximum likelihood. The path analysis of the hypothesised model showed that inefficacy, fear of maturity, and impulsivity were the behavioural characteristics of eating disorders predominantly related to fear of loneliness. Fear of loneliness had no direct significant effect on any of the received violence variables. However, interaction effects indicated that there was a moderately significant effect of fear of loneliness on physical, psychological, and social violence received as a function of levels of social withdrawal. These findings show the need to take into account and work on fear of loneliness and social withdrawal among individuals with an eating disorder to decrease the likelihood of establishing violent intimate partner relationships. Improving interpersonal functioning and social support is key to recovery from eating disorders.en
dc.description.sponsorshipBasque Government grant number [POS_2021_1_0031]en
dc.identifier.citationMomeñe, J., Estévez, A., Griffiths, M. D., Macía, P., Herrero, M., Olave, L., & Iruarrizaga, I. (2022). Eating disorders and intimate partner violence: the influence of fear of loneliness and social withdrawal. Nutrients, 14(13). https://doi.org/10.3390/NU14132611
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/NU14132611
dc.identifier.eissn2072-6643
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14454/2814
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherMDPI
dc.rights© 2022 by the authors
dc.subject.otherEating disorders
dc.subject.otherFear of loneliness
dc.subject.otherIntimate partner violence
dc.subject.otherPath analysis
dc.subject.otherSocial withdrawal
dc.subject.otherViolence received
dc.subject.otherVulnerability factors
dc.titleEating disorders and intimate partner violence: the influence of fear of loneliness and social withdrawalen
dc.typejournal article
dcterms.accessRightsopen access
oaire.citation.issue13
oaire.citation.titleNutrients
oaire.citation.volume14
oaire.licenseConditionhttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
oaire.versionVoR
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