Book contents
- Social Media and Mental Health
- Social Media and Mental Health
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Foreword
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Section 1 Understanding Social Media
- Section 2 Social Media and Mental Health
- Chapter 7 The Harms and Benefits of Social Media
- Chapter 8 Social Media and Disorders of Mood
- Chapter 9 Social Media Use, Body Image, and Eating Disorders
- Chapter 10 Social Media and Gambling
- Chapter 11 Social Media, Self-Harm, and Suicide
- Section 3 Social Media as a Resource
- Afterword
- References
- Index
- References
Chapter 9 - Social Media Use, Body Image, and Eating Disorders
from Section 2 - Social Media and Mental Health
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 11 October 2023
Book contents
- Social Media and Mental Health
- Social Media and Mental Health
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Foreword
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Section 1 Understanding Social Media
- Section 2 Social Media and Mental Health
- Chapter 7 The Harms and Benefits of Social Media
- Chapter 8 Social Media and Disorders of Mood
- Chapter 9 Social Media Use, Body Image, and Eating Disorders
- Chapter 10 Social Media and Gambling
- Chapter 11 Social Media, Self-Harm, and Suicide
- Section 3 Social Media as a Resource
- Afterword
- References
- Index
- References
Summary
In this chapter we review how social media affect body image and eating behaviour. In asking how visual images, text messages and the like alter attitudes to the body, we review evidence from experiments and observational studies. We consider whether social media produce clinically severe eating disorders or exacerbate existing ones, and whether social media can be a positive resource for people suffering from eating disorders. We discuss the options for prevention or treatment of eating disorders and body image concerns using social media or other digital resources.
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- Social Media and Mental Health , pp. 90 - 97Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2023
References
Further Reading
Rodgers, R.F., Media and body image in children and adolescents, in Educational Research and Innovation Education in the Digital Age: Healthy and Happy Children, Burns, T. and Gottschalk, F., Editors. 2020, Paris: OECD Publishing. p. 98–112.Google Scholar