A content analysis of healthy living blogs: Evidence of content thematically consistent with dysfunctional eating attitudes and behaviors

International Journal of Eating Disorders

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 362-367

  Boepple, Leah ^a   Thompson, Joel Kevin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

body image; eating disorders; fat stigmatization; healthy living websites; objectifying images

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BODY IMAGE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTENT ANALYSIS; EATING DISORDER; EXERCISE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FERTILITY; GUILT; HEALTHY LIVING BLOG; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; MENSTRUATION; MENTAL HEALTH; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL MEDIA;

BODY IMAGE; EATING DISORDERS; FAT STIGMATIZATION; HEALTHY LIVING WEBSITES; OBJECTIFYING IMAGES;

ATTITUDE; BLOGGING; BODY IMAGE; EATING DISORDERS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH;

EID: 84899047972     PISSN: 02763478     EISSN: 1098108X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/eat.22244     Document Type: Article

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