Journal article
Pro-Eating Disorder Communities on Social Networking Sites: A Content Analysis
Eating disorders, v 18(5), pp 393-407
01 Oct 2010
PMID: 20865593
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to assess the number of pro-ana groups on social networking sites and to analyze their content. A general inductive approach was used to analyze the content. Two main themes emerged from the content analysis: social support and eating disorder specific content. Themes were similar across all groups; however, a linguistic analysis indicated differences between groups on the two different networking sites. There was an absence of content typically found on Internet sites. Pro-ana groups on social networking sites are focused on social interactions, and lack eating disorder specific content found on Internet sites. Adapted from the source document.
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Details
- Title
- Pro-Eating Disorder Communities on Social Networking Sites: A Content Analysis
- Creators
- Adrienne Juarascio - Drexel UniversityAmber Shoaib - Towson UniversityC Timko
- Publication Details
- Eating disorders, v 18(5), pp 393-407
- Publisher
- Taylor and Francis
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Center for Weight, Eating and Lifestyle Science (WELL) [Historical]
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-77957225269
- Other Identifier
- 991019173699004721