Mothers' Parenting Styles and Their Daughters' Eating Disorders

Author

Tania D. Little, The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Ruth H. Lindow-Cook, The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Ramona E. Tolliver, The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Tamela L. Sise, The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

Volume

4

Number

2

Department

Dept. of Psychology

Publisher

University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

Place of Publication

Chattanooga (Tenn.)

Date

1996

Abstract

Past research concerning the mother-daughter relationship and eating disorders provided compelling evidence that such a relationship exists. This study used Baumrind's three styles of parenting: authoritative, authoritarian, and permissive (Buri, 1991; Benokraitus, 1993). Sixty female college students, ages 18 to 22, were assessed using Buri's (1991) Parental Authority Questionnaire (PAQ), and assigned to groups, either authoritative, authoritarian, or permissive, depending on their mothers' parent- ing styles. The Eating Disorder Questionnaire (EDQ; Little, Lindow-Cook, Tolliver, & Sise, 1996) was administered to all groups. Analysis using multiple regression, R = .373, (R2 = .139), and ANOVA found significance (F [2,60] = 4.607, p = .014), supporting the hypothesis that daughters perceptions of their mothers' parenting styles related to risk of eating disorders. Authoritarian and permissive mothers had daughters with higher EDQ scores.

Subject

Psychology

Keyword

Parenting style; mother-daughter relationship; eating disorders

Discipline

Psychology

Document Type

article

DCMI Type

Text

Language

English

Rights

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License

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Recommended Citation

Little, Tania D.; Lindow-Cook, Ruth H.; Tolliver, Ramona E.; and Sise, Tamela L. (1996) "Mothers' Parenting Styles and Their Daughters' Eating Disorders," Modern Psychological Studies: Vol. 4: No. 2, Article 6.
Available at: https://scholar.utc.edu/mps/vol4/iss2/6