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Methodological considerations of family research in anorexia nervosa
Author(s) -
Kog E.,
Pierloot R.,
Vandereycken W.
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
international journal of eating disorders
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.785
H-Index - 138
eISSN - 1098-108X
pISSN - 0276-3478
DOI - 10.1002/1098-108x(198322)2:4<79::aid-eat2260020414>3.0.co;2-2
Subject(s) - anorexia nervosa , causality (physics) , psychology , psychopathology , interpretation (philosophy) , developmental psychology , family therapy , family studies , anorectic , psychotherapist , eating disorders , clinical psychology , medicine , food intake , sociology , physics , quantum mechanics , computer science , anthropology , programming language
A critical investigation of family studies on anorexia nervosa over the last decade has shown us that the leading epistemological model is not always reflected in the chosen methodology. Whereas the older types of family research (demographic research and individual psychopathological investigation of the parents) are governed by a linear causality paradigm, the more recent family interaction research is governed by a circular interaction paradigm. We will compare the most important family studies with regard to their research purposes, design, data, analyses, and interpretation. Finally, we will discuss our own methodological options in an ongoing study of the interaction patterns in families with an anorectic or bulimic patient.