Feminist-Informed Protective Factors for Subthreshold Eating Disorders
| Autor: | Emily C. Wacker, Megan L. Dolbin-MacNab |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Research design
Adult Adolescent 050109 social psychology Feminism Grounded theory Developmental psychology Feeding and Eating Disorders Young Adult 0502 economics and business medicine Humans 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Sense of agency Subthreshold conduction 05 social sciences Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Social environment Protective Factors medicine.disease Eating disorders Grounded Theory Female Psychology 050203 business & management Qualitative research |
| Zdroj: | Qualitative health research. 30(10) |
| ISSN: | 1049-7323 |
| Popis: | Despite knowledge that the larger sociocultural context contributes to the development of eating disorders, few studies have examined protective factors for women with subthreshold eating disorders. Using feminist-informed constructivist grounded theory methodology, 15 women (ages 18–25 years) with subthreshold eating disorders were interviewed. Results suggest that participants spoke of their subthreshold eating disorders in an externalized way and used protective factors to guide decision making toward their preferred values. A grounded theory model was developed to illustrate this process. Protective factors included (a) people who provide emotional and tangible support, (b) support people who challenge the eating disorder, (c) personal sense of agency, and (d) community activism and involvement. Participants experiencing subthreshold eating disorders demonstrated a capacity to distinguish their own thoughts and values from those of the “eating disorder voice,” and protective factors facilitated this process. Implications for future research and practice are discussed. |
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