A Narrative Study of the Lives of Women Who Experience Anorexia Nervosa
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12733447 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ruth O’Shaughnessy (Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust, corresponding author), Rudi Dallos (0000-0001-8733-5708, University of Plymouth), Anna Gough |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 42-62 |
| Publication date | 2012-11-19 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Qualitative Research in Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1478-0887 • E-ISSN: 1478-0895 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/14780887.2011.586100 |
| OpenAlex | W1938742250 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 31 |
There is a dearth of literature that explores the subjective experiences of women beyond the age of 20 diagnosed with anorexia. This collaborative research inquiry portrays the life experiences of four such women. A narrative research design was employed to capture the subjective experiences of the women and to allow some comparisons between them to both illuminate the individual features and to offer some common themes. Semi-structured interviews were employed to gather life-story data from four women diagnosed with anorexia. The results of the analysis of four life stories are presented individually and then discussed in relation to a conceptualisation of an overall understanding of their lives. The narratives indicate that various aspects of the women's stories remain unresolved, especially important family relational conflicts, and that the women differ in the extent to which these are seen as connected to their current difficulties. Some implications that these unresolved aspects of their narratives may provide helpful focal points for therapeutic interventions are discussed
Anorexia · Anorexia nervosa · Developmental psychology · Eating disorders · Lived experience · Narrative · Narrative inquiry · Psychiatry · Psychological intervention · Psychotherapist · Qualitative research · Relation (database · Social science · Sociology · Clinical Psychology · Eating Disorders and Behaviors · Medicine · Music History and Culture · Obesity and Health Practices · Psychology
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Women and eating disorders, part I
Narrative Analysis
Free Association, Narrative Analysis and the Defended Subject
Storying stories
Listening to the Voices of Anorexia
Beyond Anorexia
Attachment research in eating disorders
Reflective capacity and its significance to the attachment concept of the self
The International Journal of Psychoanalysis
From Interview to Story
Between Voice and Discourse
| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 0,18 |
| Citation span | 2015 - 2018 (4) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |