Application of the Feminist-Relational Model for the Treatment of Subclinical Eating Disorders

Wacker, Emily C.

doi:10.1080/08952833.2018.1426947

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“…The main objective of this study was to identify feminist-informed protective factors in the lives of women (ages 18–25 years) with subthreshold eating disorders, for the purposes of exploring what has prevented their symptoms from reaching a clinical level. Previous research has theorized how the social–relational and social–political spheres of feminist theory might come together in a protective way for those susceptible to disordered eating (Wacker, 2018). This article aimed to provide an initial empirical test of these conceptual ideas.…”

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“…To date, much of the scholarship on feminist-informed protective factors for women with subthreshold eating disorders has been theoretical in nature (Wacker, 2018) and focused on clinical eating disorders. This study sought to go beyond the theoretical, and empirically derive a clearer understanding of protective factors for subthreshold eating disorders from a strengths-based perspective (Masten, 2001; Walsh, 2003).…”

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Feminist-Informed Protective Factors for Subthreshold Eating Disorders

Wacker

Dolbin‐MacNab

2020

Qual Health Res

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Despite knowledge that the larger sociocultural context contributes to the development of eating disorders, few studies have examined protective factors for women with subthreshold eating disorders. Using feminist-informed constructivist grounded theory methodology, 15 women (ages 18–25 years) with subthreshold eating disorders were interviewed. Results suggest that participants spoke of their subthreshold eating disorders in an externalized way and used protective factors to guide decision making toward their preferred values. A grounded theory model was developed to illustrate this process. Protective factors included (a) people who provide emotional and tangible support, (b) support people who challenge the eating disorder, (c) personal sense of agency, and (d) community activism and involvement. Participants experiencing subthreshold eating disorders demonstrated a capacity to distinguish their own thoughts and values from those of the “eating disorder voice,” and protective factors facilitated this process. Implications for future research and practice are discussed.

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confidence: 99%