#Orthorexia on Instagram: a descriptive study exploring the online conversation and community using the Netlytic software.
Eat Weight Disord
; 24(2): 283-290, 2019 Apr.
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| ID: mdl-30317422
ABSTRACT
Orthorexia nervosa (ON) is a relatively new phenomenon. The purpose of this study was to investigate (1) the #orthorexia conversation on Instagram (using the Netlytic software), and (2) among a random subsample of images (N = 245), analyse the types of images (N = 145) and author biographies (N = 68). Among the 4,533 downloaded records, there were 48,780 unique words associated with the posts, with the most commonly used being love (n = 535) and #edrecovery (n = 425). Among the images, the majority contained food (68%) and people (13%). Among the unique authors, the majority were female (84%) and mentioned ED (eating disorder) recovery and being food/fitness focused. The ON community on Instagram is relatively small and the positive conversation may suggest a supportive community that focuses on recovery and adopting healthier eating behaviours.Level of evidence Level V, descriptive study.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Apoyo Social
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Trastornos de Alimentación y de la Ingestión de Alimentos
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Conducta Alimentaria
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Medios de Comunicación Sociales
Límite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Eat Weight Disord
Asunto de la revista:
GASTROENTEROLOGIA
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METABOLISMO
Año:
2019
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Canadá