Using Family Photographs in the Treatment of Eating Disorders

Wessells, David

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“…Photoelicitation techniques are used by anthropologists (Collier, 1957; Gates, 1976), sociologists (Harper, 1984; Stokrocki, 1984) and psychologists (Akeret, 1973; Wessels, 1985). Consumer behaviour researchers have also used photoelicitation techniques in the past.…”

Section: The Use Of Photoelicitation Techniques In Social Sciencementioning

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Examining the use of nutrition labelling with photoelicitation

Koenigstorfer

Groeppel‐Klein

2010

Qualitative Market Research: An International Journal

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If you would like to write for this, or any other Emerald publication, then please use our Emerald for Authors service information about how to choose which publication to write for and submission guidelines are available for all. Please visit www.emeraldinsight.com/authors for more information. About Emerald www.emeraldinsight.comEmerald is a global publisher linking research and practice to the benefit of society. The company manages a portfolio of more than 290 journals and over 2,350 books and book series volumes, as well as providing an extensive range of online products and additional customer resources and services.Emerald is both COUNTER 4 and TRANSFER compliant. The organization is a partner of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and also works with Portico and the LOCKSS initiative for digital archive preservation. AbstractPurpose -The purpose of this paper is to report the results of a study using photoelicitation interviews to investigate the relationship between the habitualised and unconscious aspects of consumers' food choices, the front-of-pack nutrition labelling schemes on food products and the healthiness of their diets. Design/methodology/approach -To this end, photographs of ten German middle-class families at different stages of the family lifecycle were taken at the point of purchase (during a shopping trip made by the main person responsible for meal planning) and at the point of consumption (during a family meal at home). The paper used selected photographs as stimuli for photoelicitation. The interviews were recorded and analysed using a holistic approach. Findings -Four themes concerning food characteristics, participants' food choices and their healthiness emerged from the data: perceived time pressure at the point of purchase; the relevance of nutrition information for making inferences with regard to the healthiness and tastiness of products; consumers' trust in nutrition information; and their use of this information at the point of purchase or point of consumption. Research limitations/implications -Photoelicitation interviews allowed us to bridge the gap between researchers and respondents and to study what happens in real-life situations when consumers go shopping and prepare family meals. Practical implications -By putting nutrition information on food packaging, especially on the front of the pack, manufacturers and retailers enable consumers to make faster and healthier decisions at the point of purchase -i.e. as long as the consumers notice, understand, trust and like the labelling and use it in making their final decision. Front-of-pack labels are of less relevance at the point of consumption. Originality/value -The paper provides a number of insights into the processes involved in making healthy (or unhealthy) food decisions. It also provides directions for future studies in visual research and in the fields of consumer behaviour, marketing and public policy.

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Section: The Use Of Photoelicitation Techniques In Social Sciencementioning

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Examining the use of nutrition labelling with photoelicitation

Koenigstorfer

Groeppel‐Klein

2010

Qualitative Market Research: An International Journal

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“…Photo-elicitation has been used in a variety of ways: ethnic identification (Gold 1986), understanding behaviour (Entin 1979, Wessels 1985, enhanced memory retrieval (Aschermann et al 1998), work with young children and school students (Diamond 1996, Weiniger 1998, programme evaluations (Tucker and Dempsey 1991), and for exploring difficult and abstract concepts (Bender et al 2001).…”

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Images for change: community development, community arts and photography

Purcell¹

2007

Community Development Journal

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This article explores how community development objectives can be achieved through critical photographic practice. The article summarises the literature relating to community arts practice and its potential for social regeneration. Photography is then located within this context and explored as a critical practice, with particular attention being given to photo-elicitation, photo-novella and photovoice methods. The literature is discussed and analysed to explore how far critical photographic practice can meet the objectives of community development.

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“…Recent literature has further suggested that images can be interpreted as objects of communication rather than just memory (Van House, 2011), and can be used as an adjunct in treating an array of disorders including alcohol abuse (Dollinger, Rhodes, & Corcoran, 1993), schizophrenia (Phillips, 1986), and eating disorders (Wessels, 1985), as well as populations including: family therapy (Kaslow & Friedman, 1977;Ruben, 1978) and adolescents (Blinn, 1987;Vardell, McClellan, & Fryrear, 1982). The act of exploring photographs in particular has shown to help clients conjure past events and memories, unearth emotions about interpersonal relationships, relate images from the past to the present, and form a better understanding of identity.…”

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Psychosocial Media: An Argument for the Utlization of Online Social Networks as Clinical Adjuncts in Psychotherapy

Stone

2014

GSJP

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Using Family Photographs in the Treatment of Eating Disorders

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Examining the use of nutrition labelling with photoelicitation

Examining the use of nutrition labelling with photoelicitation

Images for change: community development, community arts and photography

Psychosocial Media: An Argument for the Utlization of Online Social Networks as Clinical Adjuncts in Psychotherapy

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