Example Of A Feminist Literature Review
Feminist Approach to Behavioral Therapy for Adolescent Females with Eating Disorders
S. Devon Walsh
Loyola University New Orleans
Abstract The present article reviews contemporary literature on the related factors and interventions for adolescent girls with eating disorders. The incidence of eating disorders continues to rise amongst adolescent girls yet an effective intervention still fails to exist. Contemporary research links the sociocultural, biological, and physiological factors that put adolescent girls at such a high risk for the development of eating disorders. However, a gap in the literature remains in terms of what interventions work best for adolescent girls with eating disorders. Based on reviewing the literature, I present a feminist …show more content…
M. (2012). “Not all my fault”: Genetics, stigma, and personal responsibility for women with eating disorders. Social Science & Medicine, 75(8), 1408-1416. doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2012.05.042
Enns, C. Z. (2004). Feminist theories and feminist psychotherapies: Origins, themes, and diversity (2nd ed.). New York, NY: Haworth.
Fennig, S., & Hadas, A. (2010). Suicidal behavior and depression in adolescents with eating disorders. Nordic Journal of Psychiatry, 64, 32-39. doi: 10.3109/08039480903265751
Hargreaves, D. A., & Tiggemann, M. (2004). Idealized media images and adolescent body image: Comparing boys and girls. Body Image, 1(4), 351-361. doi:10.1016/j.bodyim.2004.10.002
Hausenblas, H. A., Campbell, A., Menzel, J. E., Doughty, J., Levine, M., & Thompson, J. K. (2013). Media effects of experimental presentation of the ideal physique on eating disorder symptoms: A meta-analysis of laboratory studies. Clinical Psychology Review, 33(1), 168-181. doi:10.1016/j.cpr.2012.10.011
Hawkins, N., Richards, P. S., Granley, H. M., & Stein, D. M. (2004). The impact of exposure to the thin-ideal media image on women. Eating Disorders: The Journal of Treatment and Prevention, 12(1), 35-50.
S. Devon Walsh
Loyola University New Orleans
Abstract The present article reviews contemporary literature on the related factors and interventions for adolescent girls with eating disorders. The incidence of eating disorders continues to rise amongst adolescent girls yet an effective intervention still fails to exist. Contemporary research links the sociocultural, biological, and physiological factors that put adolescent girls at such a high risk for the development of eating disorders. However, a gap in the literature remains in terms of what interventions work best for adolescent girls with eating disorders. Based on reviewing the literature, I present a feminist …show more content…
M. (2012). “Not all my fault”: Genetics, stigma, and personal responsibility for women with eating disorders. Social Science & Medicine, 75(8), 1408-1416. doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2012.05.042
Enns, C. Z. (2004). Feminist theories and feminist psychotherapies: Origins, themes, and diversity (2nd ed.). New York, NY: Haworth.
Fennig, S., & Hadas, A. (2010). Suicidal behavior and depression in adolescents with eating disorders. Nordic Journal of Psychiatry, 64, 32-39. doi: 10.3109/08039480903265751
Hargreaves, D. A., & Tiggemann, M. (2004). Idealized media images and adolescent body image: Comparing boys and girls. Body Image, 1(4), 351-361. doi:10.1016/j.bodyim.2004.10.002
Hausenblas, H. A., Campbell, A., Menzel, J. E., Doughty, J., Levine, M., & Thompson, J. K. (2013). Media effects of experimental presentation of the ideal physique on eating disorder symptoms: A meta-analysis of laboratory studies. Clinical Psychology Review, 33(1), 168-181. doi:10.1016/j.cpr.2012.10.011
Hawkins, N., Richards, P. S., Granley, H. M., & Stein, D. M. (2004). The impact of exposure to the thin-ideal media image on women. Eating Disorders: The Journal of Treatment and Prevention, 12(1), 35-50.