Attachment styles and eating disorders Many studies have been conducted on attachment styles and eating disorders over the years. This is due to the fact that the incidence of eating disorders is increasing among young women in industrialized countries. This increase has been observed over the last three decades. Eating disorders are prevalent among young women but also affect some young men. The studies used for this review only involved women. Researchers have demonstrated in many cases the correlation between anorexia nervosa and bulimia regarding attachment styles. This review of the literature on attachment styles and eating disorders focuses on the following six points.1. How did the researchers measure the topic of attachment styles and eating disorders?2. Who were the participants in the studies involved?3. What were the study designs used?4. What were the results?5. Summary6. ImplicationsHow did researchers measure the topic of attachment styles and eating disorders? Five influential articles were reviewed for information regarding attachment styles and to determine the relationship to eating disorders. For each study, different questionnaires were used. Latzer, Hochdorf, Bachar, and Canetti (2002) used the Adult Attachment Scale and the Family Environment Scale. This particular study sought to demonstrate that the home environment of individuals with eating disorders would hypothesize the following three things:1. The family environment of individuals with eating disorders would present lower levels of cohesion, expressiveness, encouragement of personal growth and maintenance compared to families of normal controls. The attachment styles of individuals with eating disorders would be shown to be less... half of the paper... s Review, 15(2), 119-130. Doi:10.1002/erv.761.Tereno, S. Soares, I., Martins, C., Celani, M., & Sampaio, D. (2008). Attachment styles, memories of parental education, and the therapeutic bond: A study with eating disorder patients, their parents, and therapists. European Review of Eating Disorders, 16(1), 49-58. Doi: 10.1002/erv.801.Troisi, A., Massaroni, P., & 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., & Peveler, R. (2009). An approach to subgrouping the eating disorder population: Adding attachment and coping style. European Review of Eating Disorders, 17(4), 269-280. Retrieved from the Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection database.