Parental attachment insecurity predicts child and adult high-caloric food consumption

Eating habits are established early and are difficult to change once formed. This study investigated the role of caregiver–child attachment quality and its associations with high-caloric food consumption in a sample of middle socio-economic status children and adults, respectively. Survey data were collected from an online questionnaire administered separately to 213 (143 girls) children and 216 parents (adult sample; 180 women). Two studies...