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Disturbance at the dinner table: exploring mothers’ experiences of mealtimes when caring for their son or daughter with anorexia nervosa
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posted on 2020-01-29, 16:18 authored by Hannah WhiteHannah White, Emma HaycraftEmma Haycraft, Iain Williamson, Caroline MeyerThis study examined mothers’ (n=9) mealtime experiences when caring for their son or daughter with anorexia nervosa (AN) through semi-structured interviews. Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis identified three themes: 1) Managing mealtime combat through accommodation and acceptance; 2) Feeling isolated, inauthentic and ill-equipped; 3) A need for understanding and to be understood. The overarching concepts of ‘combat’ and ‘distortion’ also underpin the analysis, uniquely outlining how mothers come to understand this daily situation. Mealtime-related interventions need to be developed which prioritise promoting skills and confidence in managing mealtimes and helping carers to address the emotional challenges of these occasions.
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School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences at Loughborough University
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- Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences
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Journal of Health PsychologyVolume
27Issue
3Pages
637 - 648Publisher
SAGE PublicationsVersion
- VoR (Version of Record)
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This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) which permits any use, reproduction and distribution of the work without further permission provided the original work is attributed as specified on the SAGE and Open Access page (https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/open-access-at-sage).Acceptance date
2020-01-12Publication date
2020-02-07Copyright date
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