Language Use in Eating Disorder Blogs: Psychological Implications of Social Online Activity

Journal of Language and Social Psychology

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 212-226

  Wolf, Markus ^a   Theis, Florian ^a   Kordy, Hans ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

computer mediated communication; health; Internet; language; new technology groups and cultures; pro eating disorder

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878097634     PISSN: 0261927X     EISSN: 15526526     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0261927X12474278     Document Type: Article

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