"This book includes six chapters that detail various aspects of women's health. Chapter One uses a hermeneutic phenomenological method to explore hope in eating disordered women. Chapter Two considers the importance of hope as a mediating factor in the complicated relationships between body shame and eating disorder behavior as well as with substance use/abuse behavior via an Internet survey. Chapter Three examines the influence of six Indigenous Australian sportswomen and their role as sporting role models for women and girls. Chapter Four highlights the research that has been conducted regarding eating disorders in women of color and reviews the unique race and culture-related risk factors that may influence the presence of eating disorder symptoms. Chapter Five deals with the history and definition of food craving, the cognitive event of appetizing targeting, the associations with the diet mentality as a promoter of moral judgment concerning food, and the twelve primary triggers according to the latest data from studies in the field of eating disorders. Finally, Chapter Six focuses on the association between physical activity and menopausal transition from the viewpoint of evolutionary biology and evolutionary medicine"--
Author(s): Lakisha Roberts
Series: Women's Issues
Publisher: Nova Science Publishers
Year: 2021
Language: English
Pages: 235
City: New York
Contents
Preface
Chapter 1
Women’s Experience of Hope in a Twelve-Step Self-Help Group for Eating Disorders
Abstract
Introduction
Hope and Eating Disorder Symptomatology
Hope and Recovery
Twelve-Step (12-Step) Self-Help Groups
Purpose of the Study
Method
Research Design
A Hermeneutic Phenomenological Approach
Sample
Data Collection
Observation
Interviews
Data Analysis
Ensuring Quality of Data
Results
Stage 1: Searching for Hope, Removing the Stigma
“People Accept Me for Who I Am”
“People Were Telling My Story”
“A Place to Come Together”
Stage 2: Sustaining Hope, Receiving Support
“They Could Relate To the Struggle”
“We’re All Equals”
“In the Right Atmosphere Growth Happens”
Stage 3: Sharing Hope, Retelling the Story
“I’m Just Being Me”
“Strong Bond with Women”
“To Reach Out and Let People In”
Discussion
Limitations and Future Directions
Implications for Practice
Summary and Conclusion
Acknowledgments
References
Chapter 2
The Effects of Hope and Body Shame on Alcohol and Drug Use in Eating Disordered Women
Abstract
Introduction
Hope
Hope and Substance Use/Abuse
Hope, Body Shame, and Eating Disorder Symptomatology
Body Shame and Eating Disorder Symptomatology
Hope, Body Shame, and Eating Disorder Symptomatology
Eating Disorder Symptomatology and Substance Use/Abuse
Substance Use/Abuse as Anxiety/Stress Reduction
A New Model
Purpose of the Study
Method
Internet Survey
Sample
Measures
Demographic Variables
Eating Disorder Variables
Eating Disorder Symptomatology
Body Shame
Hope
Alcohol Use
Drug Use
Analyses
Structural Equation Modeling (SEM)
Results
Descriptive Statistics
Eating Disorders
Body Shame, Hope, and EAT
Alcohol Use and Drug Use
Bivariate Associations
Tests of Significance
SEM Analyses
The SEM Models
Calculating Indirect Effects
Goodness-of-Fit Tests
Discussion
Anorexics have a Different Relationship to Hope and Body Shame than Bulimics
Hope May Be More Important than Body Shame
Foreshadowing the Hope—Body Shame Linkage
The Hope—Body Shame Linkage is Significantly Different for Anorexics
The Full Spectrum of Eating Disorders Needs Study
The Full Spectrum of Substance Use/Abuse Needs Study
Bulimia was Not More Significantly Related to Substance Use/Abuse than Anorexia
Lifelong Hopelessness?
Implications for Research and Practice
Acknowledgments
References
Chapter 3
Indigenous Australian Sportswomen: Inspiring the Next Generation
Abstract
Introduction
Background
Theoretical Concepts
Conceptualizing Functions of Indigenous Australian SRMs
Faith (Coulthard) Thomas
Ashleigh Gardner
Marcia Ella-Duncan
Jemma MiMi
Evonne Goolagong-Cawley
Ashleigh Barty
Discussion
Conclusion
References
Primary Sources
Secondary Sources
Biographical Sketches
Chapter 4
Eating Disorders in Women of Color: Race and Culture-Related Risk Factors
Abstract
Introduction
Women of Color and Eating Disorders
Black/African American Women
Asian American Women
Latinx Women
Summary
Race and Culture-Related Risk Factors in Women of Color
Racism and Oppression
Acculturative Stressors
Racial and Ethnic Identity
Trauma
Comorbid Pathology
Mental Health Comorbidity
Medical Comorbidity
Implications for Practitioners
Increased Awareness of and Advocacy for Diverse Cultural Norms
Use of Culturally Relevant Assessments
Case Studies
Case Study 1
Case Study 1 Suggestions
Case Study 2
Case Study 2 Suggestions
Conclusion
References
Biographical Sketches
Chapter 5
The Body Asks and the Mind Judges: Understanding Desires and Food Cravings in Eating Behavior and Its Triggers
Abstract
1. Introduction
1.1. Definition and Historic
2. Understanding the Food Craving’s Episode
3. Understanding the Triggers to Food Craving
3.1. External Factors
3.1.1. Positive/Negative Events
3.1.2. Food Environment
3.1.3. Advertising
3.1.4. Cultural Beliefs about Food
3.1.5. Specific Places
3.1.6. Food by Itself
3.2. Internal Factors
3.2.1. Dietary Restriction
3.2.2. Food Reward
3.2.3. Impulsiveness/Inflexibility
3.2.4. Emotions, Thoughts, and Feelings about Food
3.2.5. Hunger/Satiety/Appetite
3.2.6. Anxious/Depressive Symptoms
4. Now That I Can Eat Everything, I Don’t Want to Eat All the Time: The Effect of Unconditional Permission to Eat on Food Cravings
4.1. Meanings of Food and Its Relationship with Desire
Conclusion
References
Chapter 6
Physical Activity as a Treatment Strategy during Menopausal Transition - An Evolutionary Approach
Abstract
Introduction
Menopause – Disease or Biological Part of Female Life History
Physical Activity as a Treatment Strategy
Evolutionary Medicine
Menopausal Transition - An Evolutionary Approach
Physical Activity during Menopausal Transition
Physical Activity during Menopausal Transition – An Evolutionary Approach
References
Index
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