StarvingforPerfect.com: A theoretically based content analysis of pro-eating disorder web sites

Health Communication

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 243-253

  Lapinski, Maria Knight ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EATING DISORDER; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INTERNET; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CONCEPT; UNITED STATES;

EATING DISORDERS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; INTERNET; SELF EFFICACY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33846269609     PISSN: 10410236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15327027hc2003_4     Document Type: Article

References (53)

1. Adams-Alwine, A. (2003). Should pro-eating disorder Web sites be banned? Advice should be censored. Retrieved October 20, 2003, from http://www. vanderbiltorbis.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2003/09/24/3f70f3f7aa25b
2. Allen, M. (1991). Meta-analysis comparing the persuasiveness of one-sided and two-sided messages. Western Journal of Speech Communication, 55, 390-404.
3. Bandura, A. (1982). Self-efficacy mechanism in human agency. American Psychologin, 37, 122-147.
4. Cameron, K., Witte, K., Lapinski, M. K., & Nzyuko, S. (1999). Preventing AIDS along the Trans-African Highway in Kenya: Using persuasive message theory to conduct formative evaluation. International Quarterly of Community Health Education, 18, 331-356.
5. Celio, A. A., Winzelberg, A. J., Wilfley, D. E., Epstein-Herald, D., Springer, E. A., Dev, P., et al. (2000). Reducing risk factors for eating disorders: Comparison of an Internet and a classroom-delivered psychoeducational program. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 68, 650-657.
6. Chaiken, S. (1980). Heuristic versus systematic information processing and the use of source versus message cues in persuasion. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 39, 752-766.
7. Cline, R. W. (2003). Everyday interpersonal communication. In T. L. Thompson, A. M. Dorsey, K. I. Miller, & R. Parrott (Eds.), Handbook of health communication (pp. 285-313). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc.
8. Cody, M. J., & Seiter, J. S. (2001). Compliance principles in retail sales in the United States. In W. Wosinska, R. B. Cialdini, D. W. Barrett, & J. Reykowski (Eds.), The practice of social influence in multiple cultures (pp. 325-341). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc.
9. DiClemente, C. C., & Prochaska, J. O. (1985). Processes and stages of change: Coping and competence in smoking behavior change. In S. Shiffman & T. A. Willis (Eds.), Coping and substance abuse (pp. 319-334). San Diego, CA: Academic.
10. Drewnowski, A., Yee, D. K., Kurth, C. L., & Krahn, D. D. (1994). Eating pathology and DSM-III-R bulimia nervosa: A continuum of behavior. American Journal of Psychiatry, 151, 1217-1219.
11. Elliott, M. (1999). Classifying family life education on the World Wide Web. Family Relations, 48, 7-13.
12. Enright, A. B., & Tootell, C. (1986). The role of support groups in the treatment of eating disorders. American Mental Health Counseling Association Journal, 8, 237-245.
13. Eveland, W. P. (2003). A "mix of attributes" approach to the study of media effects and new communication technologies. Journal of Communication, 53, 395-410.
14. Fairburn, C. G., & Beglin, S. J. (1993). Binge eating and bulimia nervosa: Distribution and determinants. In C. G. Fairburn & G. T. Wilson (Eds.), Binge eating: Nature, assessment, and treatment (pp. 123-143). New York: Guilford.
15. Ferguson, K. J., Burke, J. A., Becker, S. L., Reimers, T. M., Daughty, V. S., & Pomrehn, P. R. (1992). The recruitment of new smokers by adolescents. Health Communication, 4, 171-181.
16. Finfgeld, D. L. (2000). Therapeutic groups online: The good, the bad, and the unknown. Issues in Mental Health Nursing, 21, 241-255.
17. Goldmann, D. R. (1999). American College of Physicians complete medical guide. New York: DK Publishing.
18. Grodner, M. (1991). Using the health belief model for bulimia prevention. Journal of American College Health, 40, 107-112.
19. Ha, L. & James, E. L. (1998). Interactivity reexamined: A baseline analysis of early business websites. Journal of Broadcast and Electronic Media, 42, 457-474.
20. Hunter, J. E., & Boster, F. J. (1987). A model of compliance-gaining message selection. Communication Monographs, 54, 63-84.
21. James, V., & Jansen, E. (1998). Netlingo: Dictionary of Internet words. Retrieved November 1, 2003, from http://www.netlingo.com
22. Janz, N. K., & Becker, M. H. (1984). The health belief model: A decade later. Health Education Quarterly, 11, 1-47.
23. Johnsen, J.-A. K., Rosenvinge, J. H., & Gammon, D. (2002) Online group interaction and mental health: An analysis of three online discussion forums. Scandinavian Journal of Psychology, 43, 445-449.
24. Killen, J. D., Taylor, C. B., Hayward, C., Wilson, D., Haydel, F., Hammer, L., et al. (1996). Weight concerns influence the development of eating disorders: A 4-year prospective study. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 64, 936-940.
25. Lapinski, M. K., & Witte, K. (1998). Health communication campaigns. In L. D. Jackson & B. K. Duffy (Eds.), Health communication research: A guide to developments and directions (pp. 139-161). Westport, CT: Greenwood.
26. Lee, S. (1996). Reconsidering the status of anorexia nervosa as a Western culture-bound syndrome. Social Science Medicine, 42, 21-34.
27. Leventhal, H. (1970). Findings and theory in the study of fear communications. In L. Berkowitz (Ed.), Advances in experimental social psychology (Vol. 5, pp. 119-186). New York: Academic.
28. Lombard, M., Snyder-Duch, J., & Bracken, C. C. (2002). Content analysis in mass communication: Assessment and reporting of intercoder reliability. Human Communication Research, 28, 587-604.
29. Mattson, M. (1999). Toward a reconceptualization of communication cues to action in the health belief model: HIV lest counseling. Communication Monographs, 66, 240-265.
30. McMillan, S. J. (2000). The microscope and the moving target: The challenge of applying content analysis to the World Wide Web. Journalism and Mass Communication Quarterly, 77, 80-98.
31. National Eating Disorders Association. (2003). Eating disorders information index. Retrieved August 25, 2003, from http://www.nationaleat ingdisorders.org/
32. Petty, R. E., Cacioppo, J. T., & Goldman, R. (1981). Personal involvement as a determinant of argument-based persuasion. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 41, 847-855.
33. Pingree, S., Hawkins, R. P., Gustafson, E., Boberg, E. B., Wise, M., Berhe, H., et al. (1996). Will the disadvantaged ride the information highway1 Hopeful answers from a computer-based health crisis system. Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media, 40, 331-353.
34. Potter, W. J., & Levine-Donnerstein, D. (1999). Rethinking validity and reliability in content analysis. Journal of Applied Communication Research, 27, 258-284.
35. Rice, R. E., & Katz, J. E. (2001). The Internet and health communication: Experiences and expectations. New York: Sage.
36. Rimal, R. N., & Real, K. (2003). Perceived risk and efficacy beliefs as motivators of change: Use of the risk perception attitude (RPA) framework to understand health behaviors. Human Communication Research, 29, 370-399.
37. Rogers, R. W. (1975). A protection motivation theory of fear appeals and attitude change. Journal of Psychology, 91, 93-114.
38. Rosenstock, I. M. (1974). The health belief model: Origins and correlates. Health Education Monographs, 2, 336-353.
39. Skarderud, F. (2003). Sh@me in Cyberspace. Relationships without faces: The e-media and eating disorders. European Eating Disorders Review, 11, 155-169.
40. Smalec, J. L., & Klingle, R. S. (2000). Bulimia interventions via interpersonal influence: The role of threat and efficacy in persuading bulimics to seek help. Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 3, 37-57.
41. Spearing, M. (2001). Eating disorders: Facts about eating disorders and the search for solutions (NIH Publication No. 01-4901). Bethesda, MD: National Institute of Mental Health.
42. Tomasello, T. K. (2001). The status of Internet-based research in five leading communication journals, 1994-1999. Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly, 78, 659-674.
43. Udovich, M. (2002, September 8). A secret society of the starving. The New York Times Magazine, 18-22.
44. Wallack, L. (1989). Mass communication and health promotion: A critical perspective. In R. E. Rice & C. K. Atkin (Eds.), Public communication campaigns (2nd ed., pp. 353-367). Newbury Park, CA: Sage.
45. Williams, C. (2003). New technologies in self-help: Another effective way to get better? European Eating Disorders Review, 11, 170-182.
46. Winzelberg, A. J. (1997). The analysis of an electronic support group for individuals with eating disorders. Computers in Human Behavior, 13, 393-407.
47. Winzelberg, A. J., Eppstein, D., Eldredge, K. L. Wilfley, D., Dasmahapatra, R., Dev, P., et al. (2000). Effectiveness of an Internet-based program for reducing risk factors for eating disorders. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 68, 346-350.
48. Wiseman, R. L., & Schenk-Hamlin, W. (1981). A multidimensional scaling validation of an inductively-derived set of compliance-gaining strategies. Communication Monographs, 48, 251-270.
49. Witte, K. (1992). Fear control and danger control: A test of the extended parallel process model (EPPM). Communication Monographs, 61, 113-134.
50. Witte, K. (1994). Putting the fear back into fear appeals: The extended parallel process model. Communication Monographs, 59, 329-349.
51. Witte, K., Berkowitz, J., Cameron, K., Lillie, J. M., Lapinski, M. K., & Liu, W. Y. (1998). Radon awareness and reduction campaigns for African-Americans: A theoretically-based formative and summative evaluation. Health Education and Behavior, 25, 284-303.
52. Witte, K., Cameron, K. A., Lapinski, M. K., & Nzyuko, S. (1998). A theoretically-based evaluation of HIV/AIDS prevention campaigns along the Trans-Africa highway in Kenya. Journal of Health Communication, 3, 345-363.
53. Zabinski, M. R, Wilfley, D. E., Pung, M. A., Winzelberg, A. J., Eldredge, K., & Taylor, C. B. (2000). An interactive Internet-based intervention for women at risk of eating disorders: A pilot study. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 30, 129-137.