Investigation of the relationship patterns of the mother- daughter bond involved in female obesity

Authors

  • Paula Pereira Teodoro Faculdade de Medicina de Itajubá
  • Tatiane Mitsue Koga Faculdade de Medicina de Itajubá
  • Maria Vilela Pinto Nakasu Faculdade de Medicina de Itajubá

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.1679-9836.v96i2p63-72

Keywords:

Psychology, Obesity/psychology, Feeding and eating disorders/psychology, Object attachment, Mother-child relations/psychology.

Abstract

Introduction: Obesity has a high incidence and multifactorial genesis, such as biological, environmental and psychological factors. Among the psychological factors, the conflicts in the mother-daughter bond can contribute to the genesis of female obesity. Objective: The objective of this study is to investigate the relationship patterns of the mother-daughter bond involved in female obesity. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional, qualitative study with obese patients in the Bariatric Surgery Program in a Hospital in Minas Gerais. All them have had BMI over 30kg / m2 and were older than 18 years of age. The determination of the sample of 12 patients was sufficient for achieving saturation (Field Methods). The interviews were non-directive ones, recorded and transcribed for posterior analysis according to Bardin’s content analysis methodology. Results and Discussion: Six main themes were found and related to the influence of the mother-daughter bond on female obesity: Food / escape / pleasure, Overprotection/ Maternal domination, Maternal Abandonment, Sexual abuse, low self-confidence / low self-esteem / depression, weight gain after pregnancy. Conclusion: It was possible to show a significant relationship between conflicts in the mother-daughter relationship and conditions for the genesis of obesity.

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Author Biographies

  • Paula Pereira Teodoro, Faculdade de Medicina de Itajubá
    Acadêmica do 4° ano da Faculdade de Medicina de Itajubá
  • Tatiane Mitsue Koga, Faculdade de Medicina de Itajubá
    Acadêmica do 4º ano da Faculdade de Medicina de Itajubá
  • Maria Vilela Pinto Nakasu, Faculdade de Medicina de Itajubá
    Formada em Psicologia pela Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (PUC/SP), Mestre em Filosofia e Metologia das Ciências pela Universidade Federal de São Carlos (2002), Doutora em Filosofia pela Universidade Federal de São Carlos (2007). Fez estágio de doutorado na École Pratiques de Hautes Études (França). Pos-doutora pelo Instituto de Psicologia da Universidade de São Paulo. (Bolsista FAPESP). Membro do GT de Filosofia e Psicanálise da ANPOF desde sua fundação em 2002. Membro do Laboratório de Teoria Social, Psicanalálise e Filosofia (LATESFIP/USP). Atualmente é Prof. Dr. da Faculdade de Medicina de Itajubá (FMIT, MG) e da Residência Multiprofissional em Saúde (HE). Suas principais áreas de atuação tem sido: filosofia da psicanálise, fundamentos da psicanálise freudiana, clínica psicanalítica, psicopatologia, saúde mental

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Published

2017-06-09

Issue

Vol. 96 No. 2 (2017)

Section

Artigos

How to Cite

Teodoro, P. P., Koga, T. M., & Nakasu, M. V. P. (2017). Investigation of the relationship patterns of the mother- daughter bond involved in female obesity. Revista De Medicina, 96(2), 63-72. https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.1679-9836.v96i2p63-72