Malmendier-Muehlschlegel, A; Rosewall, JK; Smith, JG; Hugo, P; Lask, B
(2016)
Quality of friendships and motivation to change in adolescents with Anorexia Nervosa.
Eating Behaviors, 22.
pp. 170-174.
ISSN 1471-0153
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eatbeh.2016.06.010
SGUL Authors: Smith, Jared Grant
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Abstract
This study explored the relationship between quality of friendships, motivation to change and peer support among young people receiving inpatient treatment for Anorexia Nervosa (AN). Thirty participants were recruited from three inpatient wards. Questionnaires assessed motivational stage, friendship functions and characteristics of friendships specific to AN. Three friendship functions - Help, Intimacy and Self-Validation - were significantly and positively correlated with greater motivational stage. Describing friends on the ward as supportive of adherence to the treatment program was positively associated with greater motivational stage and higher quality friendships. The association between motivation, friendship quality and peer support in treatment identifies close and supportive friendships among young people with AN as a potential target to improve outcomes.
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Additional Information: | © 2016. This manuscript version is made available under the CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 license http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ | ||||||||
Keywords: | Clinical Psychology, 1701 Psychology, 1699 Other Studies In Human Society | ||||||||
SGUL Research Institute / Research Centre: | Academic Structure > Population Health Research Institute (INPH) | ||||||||
Journal or Publication Title: | Eating Behaviors | ||||||||
ISSN: | 1471-0153 | ||||||||
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Publisher License: | Creative Commons: Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 | ||||||||
URI: | https://openaccess.sgul.ac.uk/id/eprint/107982 | ||||||||
Publisher's version: | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eatbeh.2016.06.010 |
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