Attachment Styles and Changes among Women Members of Overeaters Anonymous Who Have Recovered from Binge-Eating Disorder

Autor/inn/en	Hertz, Pnina; Addad, Moshe; Ronel, Natti
Titel	Attachment Styles and Changes among Women Members of Overeaters Anonymous Who Have Recovered from Binge-Eating Disorder
Quelle	In: Health & Social Work, 37 (2012) 2, S.110-122 (13 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0360-7283
DOI	10.1093/hsw/hls019
Schlagwörter	Emotional Experience; Eating Disorders; Parent Child Relationship; Personal Narratives; Attachment Behavior; Eating Habits; Emotional Disturbances; Program Descriptions; Life Style; Well Being; Phenomenology; Qualitative Research; Semi Structured Interviews; Security (Psychology); Females; Therapy; Behavior Change; Health Behavior; Spiritual Development + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Appetite disorder; Essstörung; Parents-child relationship; Parent-child-relation; Parent-child relationship; Eltern-Kind-Beziehung; Erlebniserzählung; Attachment; Bindungsverhalten; Ernährungsgewohnheit; Essgewohnheit; Gefühlsstörung; Lebensstil; Well-being; Wellness; Wohlbefinden; Phenomenological psychology; Phänomenologie; Psychologie; Qualitative Forschung; Security; Psychology; Sicherheit; Weibliches Geschlecht; Therapie; Health behaviour; Gesundheitsverhalten
Abstract	In Overeaters Anonymous (OA), the 12-step self-help program for compulsive overeaters, binge eating is regarded as a physical, spiritual, and emotional disorder. Consequently, the program proposes recovery through the adoption of a lifestyle that leads to physical, spiritual, and emotional well-being. A qualitative phenomenological study that focused on the emotional recovery of OA members was conducted. Personal narratives were obtained through semistructured in-depth interviews. It was found that the tools used for spiritual and emotional work at OA are essential to recovery. Furthermore, the experience of secure attachment is likely to occur within OA when safe ground is provided and positive attachment figures are accessible. These safe ground and positive attachment figures facilitate a corrective emotional experience that compensates for a childhood recollected in terms of rejection and time spent with a caregiver who lacked the emotional availability required for the creation of a secure attachment. Theoretical, clinical, and future research implications are discussed. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10