The continuation of non-physical abuse from childhood to adulthood in eating disorder patients : An interpretative phenomenological analysis
Crown Copyright © 2024. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved..
BACKGROUND: The ED literature has focused on the physical forms of childhood abuse with respect to eating disorders, overlooking non-physical abuse even though eating disorder patients report the latter either as primary experiences or as a revival of their childhood experiences. Additionally, there is no literature exploring whether adult eating disorder patients who have experienced childhood non-physical abuse continue to experience abuse as adults, and if they do, how well-being is impacted or linked with eating pathology.
OBJECTIVE: This study explored the lived experiences of eating disorders patients who have experienced non-physical childhood abuse in childhood and adulthood.
PARTICIPANTS AND SETTINGS: Six adult female eating disorder outpatients each took part in a semi-structured interview.
METHODS: This study used the Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis framework.
RESULTS: Three master themes and eleven superordinate themes were drawn from the analysis, addressing the research question: continuation of non-physical abuse across a lifetime, developmental factors and non-physical abuse, and non-physical abuse and eating pathology.
CONCLUSIONS: The participants' accounts indicate that childhood non-physical abuse is related to eating disorder onset, and abuse continuation in adulthood contributes to the disorder's maintenance. Moreover, the lifelong consequences of non-physical childhood abuse impact psychological factors, such as self-esteem, attachment and emotion regulation, affecting the individuals' adult lives and keeping participants inside a vicious cycle of trauma re-enactment. Low self-esteem is considered by the participants as the key factor for their disturbed relationship with food.
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Child abuse & neglect - 149(2024) vom: 28. März, Seite 106661 |
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Date Completed 12.03.2024 Date Revised 27.03.2024 published: Print-Electronic Citation Status MEDLINE |
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| 520 | |a BACKGROUND: The ED literature has focused on the physical forms of childhood abuse with respect to eating disorders, overlooking non-physical abuse even though eating disorder patients report the latter either as primary experiences or as a revival of their childhood experiences. Additionally, there is no literature exploring whether adult eating disorder patients who have experienced childhood non-physical abuse continue to experience abuse as adults, and if they do, how well-being is impacted or linked with eating pathology | ||
| 520 | |a OBJECTIVE: This study explored the lived experiences of eating disorders patients who have experienced non-physical childhood abuse in childhood and adulthood | ||
| 520 | |a PARTICIPANTS AND SETTINGS: Six adult female eating disorder outpatients each took part in a semi-structured interview | ||
| 520 | |a METHODS: This study used the Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis framework | ||
| 520 | |a RESULTS: Three master themes and eleven superordinate themes were drawn from the analysis, addressing the research question: continuation of non-physical abuse across a lifetime, developmental factors and non-physical abuse, and non-physical abuse and eating pathology | ||
| 520 | |a CONCLUSIONS: The participants' accounts indicate that childhood non-physical abuse is related to eating disorder onset, and abuse continuation in adulthood contributes to the disorder's maintenance. Moreover, the lifelong consequences of non-physical childhood abuse impact psychological factors, such as self-esteem, attachment and emotion regulation, affecting the individuals' adult lives and keeping participants inside a vicious cycle of trauma re-enactment. Low self-esteem is considered by the participants as the key factor for their disturbed relationship with food | ||
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