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The Personal Meaning of Eating Disorder Symptoms.
- Source :
- Journal of Health Psychology; Jan2011, Vol. 16 Issue 1, p116-125, 10p
- Publication Year :
- 2011
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Abstract
- The current study aimed to explore the personal meaning of eating difficulties. Eight women with a variety of eating issues were interviewed. These conversations were then analysed using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis to construct a framework for understanding the personal world of the interviewees. Three overarching themes identified in participants’ accounts of their experiences are reported here: the experience of the eating difficulties as functional; negative effects of having eating difficulties; ambivalence towards the eating difficulties. These themes add to our knowledge of the potential role of personal experiences in the aetiology and maintenance of eating difficulties. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 13591053
- Volume :
- 16
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Health Psychology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 57204232
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1177/1359105310368449