Predictors of "liking" three types of health and fitness-related content on social media: A cross-sectional study

Journal of Medical Internet Research

Volumn 17, Issue 8, 2015, Pages

  Carrotte, Elise R ^a   Vella, Alyce M ^a   Lim, Megan S C ^a,b  

^a BURNET INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Blogging; Eating disorders; Fitspiration; Physical fitness; Social media; Women's health

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BODY IMAGE; BODY WEIGHT; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIET; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEEDING AND EATING DISORDERS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FITNESS; GUILT; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; SOCIAL MEDIA; SOCIAL NORM; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; VICTORIA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BODY IMAGE; BODY WEIGHT; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIET; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEEDING AND EATING DISORDERS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GUILT; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; PHYSICAL FITNESS; SOCIAL MEDIA; SOCIAL NORMS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; VICTORIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84940660723     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14388871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2196/jmir.4803     Document Type: Article

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