Abstract
Interpretive approaches to the study of eating disorders are scarce. Narrative analysis provides an attractive means to address this shortfall and is applied to the life story of Beth, a former elite athlete with experience of anorexia nervosa and, as she revealed, sexual abuse. Six unstructured life history interviews took place yielding more than 9 hours of interview data. Throughout our conversations, Beth constructed multiple, fragile, and sometimes contrasting narrative coherences indicative of a fragmented and uncertain understanding of her life. It is argued that how Beth makes sense of her trauma is consequential for her future experiences.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 293-318 |
| Number of pages | 26 |
| Journal | Journal of Loss and Trauma |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Jul 2012 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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Narrative constructions of anorexia and abuse : an athlete's search for meaning in trauma. / Papathomas, Anthony; Lavallee, David.
In: Journal of Loss and Trauma, Vol. 17, No. 4, 01.07.2012, p. 293-318.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
TY - JOUR
T1 - Narrative constructions of anorexia and abuse
T2 - an athlete's search for meaning in trauma
AU - Papathomas, Anthony
AU - Lavallee, David
PY - 2012/7/1
Y1 - 2012/7/1
N2 - Interpretive approaches to the study of eating disorders are scarce. Narrative analysis provides an attractive means to address this shortfall and is applied to the life story of Beth, a former elite athlete with experience of anorexia nervosa and, as she revealed, sexual abuse. Six unstructured life history interviews took place yielding more than 9 hours of interview data. Throughout our conversations, Beth constructed multiple, fragile, and sometimes contrasting narrative coherences indicative of a fragmented and uncertain understanding of her life. It is argued that how Beth makes sense of her trauma is consequential for her future experiences.
AB - Interpretive approaches to the study of eating disorders are scarce. Narrative analysis provides an attractive means to address this shortfall and is applied to the life story of Beth, a former elite athlete with experience of anorexia nervosa and, as she revealed, sexual abuse. Six unstructured life history interviews took place yielding more than 9 hours of interview data. Throughout our conversations, Beth constructed multiple, fragile, and sometimes contrasting narrative coherences indicative of a fragmented and uncertain understanding of her life. It is argued that how Beth makes sense of her trauma is consequential for her future experiences.
U2 - 10.1080/15325024.2011.616740
DO - 10.1080/15325024.2011.616740
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84859716780
VL - 17
SP - 293
EP - 318
JO - Journal of Loss and Trauma
JF - Journal of Loss and Trauma
SN - 1532-5024
IS - 4
ER -