Functions of disordered eating behaviors: a qualitative analysis of the lived experience and clinician perspectives.

ABSTRACT:

Background

One method to improve treatment outcomes for individuals with eating disorders (EDs) may be understanding and targeting individuals' motives for engaging in DE behaviors-or the functions of DE behaviors. The goal of this study was to investigate and categorize the various functions of DE behaviors from the perspectives of adults who engage in DE behaviors and clinicians who treat EDs.

Methods

Individuals who engage in DE behaviors (n = 16) and clinicians who treat EDs (n = 14) were interviewed, and a thematic analysis was conducted to determine key functions of DE behaviors.

Results

Four main functions of DE behaviors were identified by the authors: (1) alleviating shape, weight, and eating concerns; (2) regulating emotions; (3) regulating one's self-concep

SUBMITTER: Kinnear A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10440936 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature