The Association between Social Media Use and Eating Concerns among US Young Adults

Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics

Volumn 116, Issue 9, 2016, Pages 1465-1472

  Sidani, Jaime E ^a   Shensa, Ariel ^a   Hoffman, Beth ^a   Hanmer, Janel ^a   Primack, Brian A ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Body image; Disordered eating; Eating concerns; Social media

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EATING; EATING DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; ODDS RATIO; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL MEDIA; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EATING; FEEDING AND EATING DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; ODDS RATIO; SOCIAL MEDIA; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84964994106     PISSN: 22122672     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jand.2016.03.021     Document Type: Article

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