Experiential Trajectories of Weight Gain: A Qualitative Study of People With Larger Bodies’ Understanding of Their Weight Changes Throughout Life in Norway

Yngvild Sørebø Danielsen, Vivian Woodfin, Signe Hjelen Stige, Department of Clinical Psychology, University of Bergen, Regional Department of Eating Disorders, Haukeland University Hospital, Solli District Psychiatric Hospital

Qualitative Health Research

Published online on June 04, 2025

Abstract

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This qualitative study explores how people in Norway seeking treatment for ‘obesity’ experience and understand their weight development in a life-course perspective. Participants were adults (N= 10) who had recently attended a specialist lifestyle ...