The Use of Pro-Ana Blogs for Online Social Support

Eating Disorders

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 408-422

  Tong, Stephanie Tom ^a   Heinemann LaFave, Daria ^a   Jeon, Jehoon ^a   Kolodziej Smith, Renata ^a   Warshay, Nathaniel ^a  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; COMMUNICATION AID; CONTENT ANALYSIS; DIET; EMOTIONALITY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; SELF ESTEEM; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TAXONOMY;

BLOGGING; COMMUNICATION; EATING DISORDERS; HUMANS; INFORMATION SEEKING BEHAVIOR; SELF CONCEPT; SELF DISCLOSURE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 84884478017     PISSN: 10640266     EISSN: 1532530X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10640266.2013.827538     Document Type: Article

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