Representations of Anorexia Nervosa in National Media: A Frame Analysis of the UK Press

This study explores the representation of anorexia nervosa in the UK press, to consider its impact, the insights it may offer as a barometer of public opinion and opportunities to consider developments in clinical practice. The study is a development of a previous study by the researchers (Bowen, Lovell & Waller, 2020), which employed an inductive approach to the analysis of anorexia nervosa in newspaper Twitter accounts, to test the viability of using those findings in a deductive study that would offer future opportunities for longitudinal analysis. The study identified four news frames employed by the UK national newspapers: social model; illness model; personal stressors model; and trivialisation model. The illness model, social model and personal stressor models were employed at a relatively similar frequency. The paper considers the implications for stigma, recovery and therapeutic practice.

Citation

Bowen, M., & Waller, R. (2023). Representations of anorexia rervosa in national media: A frame analysis of the UK press. In L. A. Cariola (Ed.) Eating disorders in public discourse (pp. 111-131). University of Exeter Press.

Publisher

University of Exeter Press

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/10034/627526

Type

Book chapter

Description

This is an Accepted Manuscript (draft, post-peer-review, pre-copyediting version) of a chapter published by University of Exeter Press in Eating Disorders In Public Discourse on 24/01/2023, available online: https://www.exeterpress.co.uk/products/eating-disorders-in-public-discourse?_pos=1&_sid=296112df3&_ss=r

ISBN

9781804130094

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