Attachment Styles and Eating Disorders Many studies have been done over the years regarding attachment styles and eating disorders . This is due to the increasing incidence of eating disorders among young women in industrialized countries. This increase has been observed over the past three decades. Eating disorders are common among young women, but also affect some young men. The studies used for this review involved only women. Researchers have demonstrated in many cases the correlation between anorexia nervosa and bulimia as it relates to attachment styles. This review of the literature on attachment styles and eating disorders focuses on the following six elements.1. How did the investigators measure the topic of attachment styles and eating disorders?2. Who were the participants in the relevant studies?3. What were the study models used?4. What were the results?5. Summary6. ImplicationsHow did the investigators measure the topic of attachment styles and eating disorders? Five influential articles were reviewed to obtain information on attachment styles and to determine the relationship with eating disorders. Different questionnaires were used for each study. Latzer, Hochdorf, Bachar, and Canetti (2002) used the Adult Attachment Scale and the Home Environment Scale. This particular study sought to show that the home environment of people with eating disorders would suggest the following three things:1. The family environment of people with eating disorders is reported to have lower levels of cohesion, expressiveness, encouragement of personal growth and maintenance than families of normal controls.2. Attachment styles of people with eating disorders may be lower...... middle of article......s Review, 15(2), 119-130. doi:10.1002/erv.761. Tereno, S. Soares, I., Martins, C., Celani, M. and Sampaio, D. (2008). Attachment styles, memories of parental education and the therapeutic bond: a study of patients with eating disorders, their parents and therapists. European Journal of Eating Disorders, 16(1), 49-58. doi: 10.1002/erv.801.Troisi, A., Massaroni, P. and Cuzzolaro, M. (2005). Early separation anxiety and adult attachment style in women with eating disorders. British Journal of Clinical Psychology, 44(1), 89-97. doi:10.13480/014466504x20053. Turner, H., Bryant-Waugh, R. and Peveler, R. (2009). An approach to subgrouping eating disordersPopulation: adding attachment and coping style. European Journal of Eating Disorders, 17(4),269-280. Extracted from the Psychology and Behavior Sciences collection database.