Social identity in eating disorders
Ison, Julie Kent, Sarah
Ison, Julie
Kent, Sarah
Abstract
This qualitative study examines social identity in eating disorders. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with eight females with an eating disorder diagnosis. Interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA) was used to analyse the data. Three superordinate themes emerged from participants' accounts: (1) Shifts in social identity; (2) Outgroup perceptions and influences and (3) Eating disorders as an ingroup. The findings suggested that a person's social identity can change during the course of having an eating disorder, and an interaction between social identity and a person's recovery from an eating disorder was proposed. Clinical implications, methodological issues, and directions for future research were discussed.
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Date
2010
Type
Article
Subject
Mental health
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Citation
Ison J, Kent S. Social identity in eating disorders. Eur Eat Disord Rev. 2010 Nov-Dec;18(6):475-85. doi: 10.1002/erv.1001. PMID: 20552558.
Journal / Source Title
European Eating Disorders Review
DOI
10.1002/erv.1001
PMID
20552558
Publisher
Wiley