Leveraging Health Behavior and Communication Theories to Support Adolescent and Young Adults: Conceptualizing Social Media Wellness in Relation to Disordered Eating

Social media platforms like Instagram serve as an important mechanism for transmitting social information and influence. However, the nature and use of these platforms are known to perpetuate eating disorders (EDs) or further disorder eating symptoms. This concept paper proposes merging health beha...

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Main Authors: Elizabeth A. Claydon, Keith Zullig, Mary M. Step
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: New Prairie Press 2021-04-01
Series:Health Behavior Research
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Online Access:https://newprairiepress.org/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1103&context=hbr