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Food addiction behaviour and family relationship : about 360 cases

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 July 2023

K. Chiha ,
K. Khemakhem ,
M. Chaabane ,
D. Ben Touhemi ,
J. Boudabous ,
W. Kammoun ,
I. HadjKacem ,
H. Ayadi  and
Y. Moalla
K. Chiha
Affiliation:
Child Psychiatry, Hedi Chaker University Hospital, Sfax, Tunisia
K. Khemakhem
Affiliation:
Child Psychiatry, Hedi Chaker University Hospital, Sfax, Tunisia
M. Chaabane
Affiliation:
Child Psychiatry, Hedi Chaker University Hospital, Sfax, Tunisia
D. Ben Touhemi
Affiliation:
Child Psychiatry, Hedi Chaker University Hospital, Sfax, Tunisia
J. Boudabous
Affiliation:
Child Psychiatry, Hedi Chaker University Hospital, Sfax, Tunisia
W. Kammoun
Affiliation:
Child Psychiatry, Hedi Chaker University Hospital, Sfax, Tunisia
I. HadjKacem
Affiliation:
Child Psychiatry, Hedi Chaker University Hospital, Sfax, Tunisia
H. Ayadi*
Affiliation:
Child Psychiatry, Hedi Chaker University Hospital, Sfax, Tunisia
Y. Moalla
Affiliation:
Child Psychiatry, Hedi Chaker University Hospital, Sfax, Tunisia
*
*Corresponding author.

Abstract

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Introduction

For several years, strong theoretical and clinical links have been established between intra-family relationships and eating disorders.

Objectives

To study intra-family relationships in adolescent with food addictive behaviour.

Methods

This was a cross-sectional, descriptive and analytical study conducted among a sample of adolescents randomly collected in 6 schools in the region of Sfax-Tunisia, during the month of February 2022. The food addiction symptomatology was assessed by the “Dimensional Yale Food Addiction Scale version 2.0 For Children” (dYFAS-C 2.0) and the family attitude was studied by the “Brief Family Relationship Scale” (BFRS) which evaluates three dimensions: cohesion, expressiveness and conflict, each having a separate score. Both scales are validated in Arabic.

Results

The study involved 360 high school students, with a mean age of 16.62 +/- 0.822 years. The sex ratio was 1.09.

The total score for food addiction symptomatology in our sample ranged from 0 to 56 with an average of 16.37 +/- 12.380.

Of the three dimensions of the quality of intra-family relationships studied, conflict had the highest mean score: 25.29+/-9.027.

A high food dependence score was significantly related to these three dimensions of the intrafamily relationship: lack of conflict (p=0.044), cohesion (p=0.011) and expressiveness (p=0.005) presence.

Conclusions

The present study shows that the symptomatology of food addiction is influenced by the quality of the intra-family relationship.

Enhanced perception of the family environment and involvement of the family in possible care can help to prevent the onset of eating disorders and to plan an appropriate intervention.

Disclosure of Interest

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European Psychiatry , Volume 66 , Special Issue S1: Abstracts of the 31st European Congress of Psychiatry , March 2023 , pp. S511
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