Porast anoreksije nervoze med Japonkami od leta 1980 do danes

Japelj, Sabrina Marija (author), Visočnik, Nataša (mentor)

Porast bolnikov z anoreksijo nervozo je opažen v moderniziranih državah Evrope, ZDA in vzhodne Azije, predvsem Japonske. Na Japonskem beležijo močan porast bolnikov z AN vse od 80. let prejšnjega stoletja. Najbolj ogrožena skupina so dekleta srednješolske in univerzitetne starosti. Porast AN na Japonskem naj bi bil posledica več različnih dejavnikov, kot sta modernizacija in akulturacija. Zdravniki za razvoj AN predpostavljajo teorije biomedicinskih, psiholoških in socio-kulturnih dejavnikov, katere študije teh sedaj potekajo tudi na Japonskem. Zdravniki sklepajo, da na porast AN med dekleti najbolj vplivajo akulturacija zahodnih lepotnih idealov preko medijev, duševne bolezni in odnosi v družini; pri slednjih naj bi bil ključen odnos med hčerjo in materjo. Kljub množičnem številu raziskav na Japonskem zdravniki ne morejo podati niti ustreznih načinov za preprečevanje porasta AN, niti ustreznih načinov zdravljenja. Vlada ter druge institucije niso uspešne pri reševanju tega problema. V diplomskem delu želim predstaviti porast in trenutno stanje AN na Japonskem. Najprej definiram AN in predstavim zgodovino študije te motnje. V nadaljevanju opišem poglavitne razloge za porast AN med Japonkami ter tako poskušam obrazložiti, zakaj so ti tako pogosti. Na koncu pa povzamem ugotovitve ter podam možne rešitve. Cilj diplomskega dela je predstaviti stanje AN v sodobni Japonski ter podati možne rešitve vse bolj naraščajoče pandemije motenj hranjenja.

• Language: Slovenian
• Keywords: motnje hranjenja, anoreksija nervoza, kultura, družina, dekleta
• Work type: Bachelor thesis/paper
• Organization: FF - Faculty of Arts
• Year: 2022
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-141018
• Publication date in RUL: 22.09.2022

Secondary language

• Language: English
• Title: The increase of anorexia nervosa in Japanese women from 1980 until today

Abstract

Increase of patients with anorexia nervosa (AN) is seen in modernized countries of Europe, USA and East Asia, especially in Japan. In Japan, a sharp rise of patients with AN has been recorded all since the 1980s. The most endangered group are high school and university aged females. The rise of AN in Japan has been the result of various factors such as modernization and acculturation. Doctors research the bio-medical, psychological and socio-cultural factors as the reason for increase of AN. Doctors theorize that acculturation of western beauty ideals through media, mental illness and family relationships are the main cause for the rise of AN; regarding family relationships, the most crucial is the relationships between mother and daughter. Despite the massive amount of research in Japan, doctors are unable to provide either a successful way of preventing or fitting treatments for AN. The government and other institutions aren’t successful at solving this problem. In this thesis, I would like to introduce the rise and current situation of AN in Japan. First, I will define the disorder and introduce the history of its studies. Next, I will describe the main reasons for the rise of AN among Japanese women and try to explain why the reasons are so common. The main aim of this thesis is to present the state of AN in modern Japan and to provide possible solutions to the growing pandemic of eating disorders.

• Keywords: eating disorders, anorexia nervosa, culture, family, females