What does viewing a pro-anorexia website do? An experimental examination of website exposure and moderating effects.
Int J Eat Disord
; 40(6): 537-48, 2007 Sep.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
This study experimentally examined the effects of viewing a pro-anorexia website.METHOD:
Following construction of a prototypic pro-anorexia website, 235 female undergraduates were randomly assigned to view either the pro-anorexia website or one of two comparison websites related to female fashion (using average-sized models) or home décor. Post-website affect, cognitions, and behavioral expectations were examined along with moderator effects.RESULTS:
Study participants exposed to the pro-anorexia website had greater negative affect, lower social self-esteem, and lower appearance self-efficacy post-website than those who viewed a comparison website. Additionally, they perceived themselves as heavier, reported a greater likelihood of exercising and thinking about their weight in the near future, and engaged in more image comparison. Minimal support was found for moderator effects.CONCLUSION:
Results provide an empirical basis for concern (expressed by clinicians, researchers, the media) that pro-anorexia websites are a troubling new form of thin-ideal exposure that warrants further examination.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Anorexia Nerviosa
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Internet
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Revelación
Tipo de estudio:
Qualitative_research
Límite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Int J Eat Disord
Año:
2007
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos