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Positioning relapse and recovery through a cultural lens of desire: A South Australian case study of disordered eating

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Musolino, Connie, Warin, Megan, Gilchrist, Peter·2018·Transcultural Psychiatry
DOI 10.1177/1363461518778669
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This article explores how desire operates in the daily lives of women with disordered eating. Based on qualitative findings from a South Australian study investigating why women with disordered eating are reluctant to seek help, we trace the multiple “tipping points” and triggers that are central to participants’ everyday experiences. Employing anthropological interpretations of desire, we argue that triggers are circulations of productive desire, informed by cultural values and social relations, and embodied in routine daily acts. We examine the cultural-work of desire and the ways in which gendered relationships with food, eating and bodies trigger desires, creating a constant back and forth movement propelling participants in multiple directions. In conclusion, we suggest that a socio-cultural approach to desire in disordered eating has clinical implications, as cultural configurations of desire may help to understand ambivalence towards relapse and recovery.

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Authors
Musolino, C., Warin, M., & Gilchrist, P.
Affiliations
  • Flinders University (AU)
  • The University of Adelaide (AU)
  • South Australia
Corresponding author
Musolino, Connie
ORCID
Venue
Transcultural Psychiatry
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Published
2018-05-31
Volume
55
Issue
4
Pages
534-550
ISSN
  • 1363-4615 (ISSN-L)
  • 1461-7471
DOI
10.1177/1363461518778669
OpenAlex
W2806886310
Cited by
12
References
45
Citations by year
2025: 2 · 2023: 2 · 2022: 1 · 2021: 3 · 2020: 1 · 2018: 3
FWCI
2.06
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
www.sagepub.com/licence-information-for-chorus (vor, 365 d)
Locations
  • Transcultural Psychiatry (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Adelaide Research & Scholarship (AR&S) (University of Adelaide) (submittedVersion)
Funders
Australian Research Council (LP 110200179)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Eating Disorders and Behaviors
  • Health Sciences › Nursing › Nutrition and Dietetics › Nutrition, Health and Food Behavior
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Food Science › Food, Nutrition, and Cultural Practices
Keywords
disordered eating, desire, relapse, recovery, help-seeking reluctance, women, gender and food, body image, everyday life, ambivalence, South Australia
MeSH terms
Adult, Feeding and Eating Disorders, Australia, Female, Humans, Middle Aged, Recurrence, Young Adult

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