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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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Springer Science Business Media B. V.
2016
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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. |
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| ISSN: | 1573-6679 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Pastoral psychology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1007/s11089-015-0675-z |