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ArticleNeuropsychiatrie : Klinik, Diagnostik, Therapie und Rehabilitation : Organ der Gesellschaft Osterreichischer Nervenarzte und Psychiater2026

Patients with anorexia nervosa perceive higher emotional connectedness to their parents than bulimia nervosa patients independent of objective family factors.

Elias Fischer, Noah Lensch, Günter Reich, Thomas Meyer

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Article in Neuropsychiatrie : Klinik, Diagnostik, Therapie und Rehabilitation : Organ der Gesellschaft Osterreichischer Nervenarzte und Psychiater, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Elias FischerDepartment of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, University of Göttingen, Von-Siebold-Str. 5, Göttingen, Germany.
Noah LenschDepartment of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, University of Göttingen, Von-Siebold-Str. 5, Göttingen, Germany.
Günter ReichDepartment of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, University of Göttingen, Von-Siebold-Str. 5, Göttingen, Germany.
Thomas MeyerDepartment of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, University of Göttingen, Von-Siebold-Str. 5, Göttingen, Germany. thomas.meyer@med.uni-goettingen.de.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3509-1400

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Abstract

backgroundPsychological constructs of individual autonomy (IA) and emotional connectedness (EC) differ between patients with anorexia nervosa (AN) and bulimia nervosa (BN); however, it is unclear whether objective family factors modulate these associations.

methodsIn a cohort of 445 participants from the FamFINED study (FAMily Factors INvolved in Eating Disorders) with eating disorders (EDs) diagnosed as AN (n = 232) or BN (n = 213), we assessed objective psychosocial family factors as well as the IA and EC constructs using the self-rated Subjective Family Image Test (SFIT) questionnaire.

resultsWhile the two ED entities did not differ with respect to IA in univariate analysis (p = 0.355), patients diagnosed with AN had higher perceived EC than participants with BN, as assessed by a lower score for the difference between the actual and desired family image (16.0 ± 15.8 vs. 21.6 ± 17.6, p < 0.001). In a regression model adjusted for age, body-mass index, living in parental home, and parental separation, we found that the EC score used as the dependent variable differed significantly between the two ED entities (expβ = 4.8, 95% confidence interval = 0.54-9.11, p = 0.028). In contrast, no association was observed between IA and ED diagnoses using the same set of confounders (p = 0.717).

conclusionThe higher perceived EC in AN patients compared to those diagnosed with BN indicates more intense feelings of family solidarity, regardless of objective family factors.

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Anorexia NervosaBulimia NervosaEmotionsParent-Child RelationsAdolescentAdultCohort StudiesFemaleHumansMalePersonal AutonomyPsychometricsSurveys and QuestionnairesYoung AdultEating disordersEmotional connectednessFamily perceptionIndividual autonomySubjective Family Image Test

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PMID41296283
PMCPMC13541804

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