Abstract

Overeating is a common eating disorder and often leads to obesity and to significant physical, emotional and social problems often warranting nursing care. The psychological and behavioral factors surrounding overeating are noted frequently in the literature, but are not emphasized in most prevention and treatment programs for overeating. Codependency has expanded beyond the chemical dependency field and describes the dysfunctional pattern of behavior of an individual in a relationship with another person or from survival in a dysfunctional family of origin. This pattern of behavior includes the neglect of personal needs, focus and dependency on others, boundary/control issues, low self-worth along with physical and psychological consequences. Anxiety, depression, anger and compulsivity are psychological problems often linked with overeating and codependency. Because of the complexity, nursing care of persons with overeating and codependency problems is best viewed from a systems perspective such as the Neuman Systems Model which provided the nursing frame of reference for this study. The purpose of this study was to test the Codependency-Overeating Model (COM) by examining the relationships between the variable of interest, overeating and the proposed predictor variables of codependency, anxiety, depression, anger and compulsivity. Overeating was measured with the Overeating Questionnaire (OQ). Codependency was measured with the Codependency Assessment Tool (CODAT). Anxiety, depression, compulsivity and anger were measured with the Symptom Checklist-90-R (SCL-90-R). An Information Sheet was developed to obtain additional demographic and health related information.

Author Details

Denise Bynum, PhD

Sigma Membership

Unknown

Type

Dissertation

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

Other

Research Approach

Other

Keywords:

Overeating, Codependency, Anxiety, Depression, Anger, Compulsivity

Advisor

Barbara Boss

Second Advisor

Savina O'Bryan Schoenhofer

Third Advisor

Donna Steele Martsolf

Fourth Advisor

Deborah Knokle-Parker

Degree

PhD

Degree Grantor

University of Mississippi Medical Center

Degree Year

2012

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Review Type

None: Degree-based Submission

Acquisition

Proxy-submission

Date of Issue

2013-02-13

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