A Qualitative Exploration of a Faith-based Support Group for Women with Disordered Eating

Religious faith is associated with fewer health risk behaviors, decreased psychological distress, anxiety, and depression, and increased coping skills and self-esteem. Amongst those with eating disorders and identifying as religious, there is evidence that an eating disorder has negative religious r...

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Main Author: Pivarunas, Bernadette (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Springer Science Business Media B. V. 2016
In: Pastoral psychology
Year: 2016, Volume: 65, Issue: 2, Pages: 215-225
IxTheo Classification:AE Psychology of religion
RG Pastoral care
Further subjects:B Faith-based intervention
B Eating disorders
B Support Group
B SUPPORT groups
B EATING disorders in women
B Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis
B DISTRESS (Psychology)
B Faith
B Belonging (Social psychology)
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Summary:Religious faith is associated with fewer health risk behaviors, decreased psychological distress, anxiety, and depression, and increased coping skills and self-esteem. Amongst those with eating disorders and identifying as religious, there is evidence that an eating disorder has negative religious ramifications, yet only one investigation to date has examined a faith-based intervention for this population. The present study qualitatively explored the experience of faith-based support group participation for five women with an eating disorder. Participants identified a need for relational growth both in their relationship with God and others and, ultimately, experienced increased self-efficacy, connectedness, and hope. These themes are discussed in terms of their limitations and clinical implications.
ISSN:1573-6679
Contains:Enthalten in: Pastoral psychology
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1007/s11089-015-0675-z