Modern Psychological Studies
Periodical Title
Modern Psychological Studies
Volume
20
Number
1
Page Numbers
pages 59-78
Publisher
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Place of Publication
Chattanooga (Tenn.)
Date
2014
Abstract
This qualitative study investigated women's experiences of recovery from an eating disorder using an adaptation of Erikson's stage theory of recovery from mental illness. Five female participants, ages 20-40 years old and who identified as having an eating disorder and going through some form of treatment, were interviewed regarding their development, experience, and recovery from an eating disorder after completing the EAT-26 survey. Participants' responses were analyzed using open, axial, and selective coding. Three influences within the recovery process emerged through the analysis: personal (self), transitional, and interpersonal (social). The analysis suggests that an adaptation of Erikson 's developmental theory is useful in understanding the processes of eating disorder recovery.
Subject
Psychology
Discipline
Psychology
Document Type
article
DCMI Type
Text
Extent
20 leaves
Language
English
Call Number
BF1 .M63 v. 20 no. 1 2014
Rights
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
Recommended Citation
Fee, Ashley
(2014)
"Recovery is developmental: An exploration of Eriksonian psychosocial theory adapted to eating disorder recovery,"
Modern Psychological Studies: Vol. 20:
No.
1, Article 6.
Available at:
https://scholar.utc.edu/mps/vol20/iss1/6
Department
Dept. of Psychology