Department of Psychology, Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh, UK.
Psychol Health. 2010 Jun;25(5):551-67. doi: 10.1080/08870440802617629.
People with anorexia often feel ambivalent about whether they wish to maintain it or recover from it. One place where individuals can communicate their experiences of wanting to maintain their anorexia is through pro-anorexia websites. This study investigated the experiences and understandings of those who wish to maintain their anorexia and looked at how these understandings may affect their treatment experiences. Data were collected online and analysed using interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA). Anorexia denoted meanings of a 'tool', an 'entity' and a 'disease'. Participants felt ambivalent about whether their anorexia gave them control or controlled them, whether it played a positive or negative role and whether they wished to maintain their behaviours or recover. Participants also discussed barriers to recovery. Theoretical and treatment implications are discussed.
厌食症患者常常对是否希望维持或从厌食症中恢复感到矛盾。一个可以让个人交流想要维持厌食症的经历的地方是通过支持厌食症的网站。这项研究调查了那些希望维持厌食症的人的经历和理解，并研究了这些理解如何影响他们的治疗体验。数据是通过在线收集的，并使用解释现象学分析（IPA）进行分析。厌食症表示“工具”、“实体”和“疾病”的含义。参与者对他们的厌食症是给他们控制还是控制他们、它是起积极作用还是消极作用以及他们是希望维持他们的行为还是恢复感到矛盾。参与者还讨论了恢复的障碍。讨论了理论和治疗意义。
