The impact of the mother and daughter relationship in the development of self-esteem and eating disorders

Authors

  • Daniela Sopezki PUCRS
  • Cícero E. Vaz PUCRS

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/psi.v12i2.7831

Keywords:

eating disorders, mother-daughter relations, self-esteem

Abstract

In this paper, two risk factors for eating disorders are analyzed, as well as their inter-relation to the development and maintenance of anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa among women specifically focusing on the mother-daughter relationship and self-esteem. A basic human need is one of esteem, in particular, the need for self-esteem and esteem from others. Mothers tended to treat their daughters as less separate from them, due to narcissistic components that prevail among them as identification and symbiosis. Among women with eating disorders, something has affected the mother-daughter interaction process weakening the bond between them. Since it is never through one’s own eyes that children see themselves but always through the eyes of others, the proper development of self-esteem depends deeply on loving regard of a significant person, in this case, the child’s mother. The process of seeing one’s self in identification with this look constitutes the formation of narcissism and one’s own self-esteem. Depending on the type of mother-daughter attachment, the child’s self-esteem will differ.

 

Keywords: eating disorders; mother-daughter relations; self-esteem.

Author Biography

Daniela Sopezki, PUCRS

Pedagoga. Psicóloga. Mestre em Psicologia Clínica (PUCRS). Terapeuta Cognitivo-Comportamental

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Sopezki, D., & Vaz, C. E. (2008). The impact of the mother and daughter relationship in the development of self-esteem and eating disorders. Interação Em Psicologia, 12(2). https://doi.org/10.5380/psi.v12i2.7831

Issue

Vol. 12 No. 2 (2008)

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