RESUMO
Systematic review of published studies on the impact of social networks (SN) use on anorexia and bulimia in female adolescents. We selected articles published over the past 10 years, written in English, Spanish or Portu-guese found in The Cochrane Library Plus, PubMed, WOS, PsycINFO, and Scopus databases and with enough methodological quality. Nine studies were included in this review with a sample of 2,069 adolescents; 75.3% were female, mean age was 18 years, and mostly used Facebook and Instagram. Despite some positive aspects, SNs promote beauty standards in terms of thinness, allow comparisons between peers increasing concerns about weight, and create spaces that encourage anorexia and bulimia. Therefore, SN use plays a role in the development of eating disorders. The promotion of extreme thinness in girls makes this population more vulnerable.
Assuntos
Bulimia Nervosa , Bulimia , Adolescente , Anorexia , Bulimia/epidemiologia , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Rede Social , MagrezaRESUMO
Se realizó una revisión sistemática de los estudios que han investigado la influencia de las redes sociales (RRSS) sobre las adolescentes en relación a la anorexia y bulimia nerviosa. Se seleccionaron artículos publicados en inglés, español o portugués en las bases de datos The Cochrane Library Plus, PubMed, WOS, PsycINFO y Scopus en los diez últimos años, con calidad suficiente. Se incluyeron nueve estudios con una muestra de 2.069 adolescentes (75,3% mujeres) de edad media 18 años, que utilizaban principalmente Facebook e Instagram. A pesar de algunos aspectos positivos, las RRSS promueven cánones de belleza basados en la delgadez, permiten la comparación entre iguales incrementando la preocupación por el peso, y crean espacios que fomentan los trastornos de la conducta alimentaria. Por tanto, las RRSS influyen en el desarrollo de trastornos de la conducta alimentaria y al promover la extrema delgadez en las chicas, las hace más vulnerables.(AU)
Systematic review of published studies on the impact of social networks (SN) use on anorexia and bulimia in female adolescents. We selected articles published over the past 10 years, written in English, Spanish or Portuguese found in The Cochrane Library Plus, PubMed, WOS, PsycINFO, and Scopus databases and with enough methodological quality. Nine studies were included in this review with a sample of 2,069 adolescents; 75.3% were female, mean age was 18 years, and mostly used Facebook and Instagram. Despite some positive aspects, SNs promote beauty standards in terms of thinness, allow comparisons between peers increasing concerns about weight, and create spaces that encourage anorexia and bulimia. Therefore, SN use plays a role in the development of eating disorders. The promotion of extreme thinness in girls makes this population more vulnerable.(AU)
