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.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.Type
ArticleDOI
10.1002/erv.1001PMID
20552558Journal
European Eating Disorders ReviewPublisher
Wileyae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1002/erv.1001