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The development of a mindfulness-based intervention for subclinical disordered eating among university students in the UK
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Altair, Ella (2022) The development of a mindfulness-based intervention for subclinical disordered eating among university students in the UK. PhD thesis, University of Warwick.
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Abstract
University students may exhibit disordered eating behaviours such as food restriction and dieting. The various challenging factors in their lives might contribute to the development of these behaviours including the challenges of starting a university life and the possibility of leaving the family home. It is likely that there is substantial prevalence of subclinical disordered eating that does not require or qualify for clinical attention among young adults and evidence points to the positive potential of the mindfulness-based approach in managing that. This PhD project aims to set recommendations for, and give insight into, design of a mindfulness-based interventions to manage and prevent the development of subclinical disordered eating among the youth. In this thesis, I I) systematically reviewed the factors that are most important in this age group with respect to the presentation or development of disordered behaviours and found that many factors can contribute to disordered eating behaviours such as family-related factors and social support factors, II) used online focus groups and interviews to explore the perspectives of students with regard to the potential helpful practises and acceptability of mindfulness and found that students were accepting for a mindfulness-based intervention and preferred safety, privacy, attention, and being in a comfortable group setting for any such intervention, and finally, III) collected survey data on the interactions between nutritional supplements, mindfulness and disordered eating and the results did not reveal any salient association, nevertheless, theoretical evidence supports including nutritional education alongside mindfulness practice in an intervention. This thesis project provides recommendations and insights that will support intervention development for young adults with subclinical disordered eating. It also paves the way for a feasibility study/trial that can be implemented among this population.
Item Type: | Thesis (PhD) | ||||
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Subjects: | R Medicine > RC Internal medicine | ||||
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Eating disorders, Eating disorders -- Treatment, Eating disorders -- Psychological aspects, Eating disorders in women, College students -- Mental health, Universities and colleges, Students -- Mental health, Meditation -- Therapeutic use, Mindfulness (Psychology), Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy, Mind and body therapies | ||||
Official Date: | October 2022 | ||||
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Institution: | University of Warwick | ||||
Theses Department: | Warwick Medical School | ||||
Thesis Type: | PhD | ||||
Publication Status: | Unpublished | ||||
Supervisor(s)/Advisor: | Oyebode, Oyinlola ; Karasouli, Eleni ; Meyer, Caroline | ||||
Sponsors: | Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act | ||||
Extent: | xiii, 199 leaves : illustrations (some colour) | ||||
Language: | eng |
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