A Tale of Childhood Loss, Conditional Acceptance and a Fear of Abandonment
A Qualitative Study Taking a Narrative Approach to Eating Disorders
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4642227 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Roma L Watterson (0000-0001-6600-5689, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand), Marie Crowe (0000-0002-7220-8658, University of Otago, Christchurch, New Zealand), Jennifer Jordan (0000-0002-5130-7382, University of Otago, Christchurch, New Zealand), Sarah Lovell (0000-0002-3671-4326, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand), Janet D Carter (0000-0001-9317-5501, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 33 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 270-283 |
| Publication date | 2023-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Qualitative Health Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1049-7323 • E-ISSN: 1552-7557 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/10497323231152142 |
| PMID | 36655325 |
| OpenAlex | W4317478759 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 65 |
Eating disorders (EDs) are serious mental health illnesses, yet there is a need to better understand the illness experience to improve treatment outcomes. Qualitative research, and narrative approaches in particular, can elicit life stories that allow for the whole illness journey to be explored. This study aimed to explore the experiences of women with a history of an ED, identifying the life events they perceived were relevant to the onset of their ED through to recovery. Interviews were conducted with 18 women with lived experience of an ED. Through structural narrative analysis, an overarching storyline of childhood loss contributing to a belief of conditional acceptance, fear of abandonment and struggle to seek emotional support due to the fear of being a burden was identified. Negative experiences with the health sector were common. These findings have implications for the way medical professionals respond to help seeking and deliver treatment
Developmental psychology · Eating disorders · Mental health · Mental illness · Narrative · Narrative inquiry · Psychiatry · Qualitative research · Sociology · Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues · Clinical Psychology · Eating Disorders and Behaviors · Obesity and Health Practices · Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 4 |
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| Citations per year | 2 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2025 (2) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |