Professionals’ Reflections About the Impact of Digital Technologies on Eating Disorders
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| Year of publication | 2018 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Basic and Applied Social Psychology |
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| Web | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/01973533.2018.1446833 |
| Doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01973533.2018.1446833 |
| Keywords | digital technology; eating disorders; anorexia nervosa; bulimia nervosa; thematic analysis |
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| Description | The aim of this study was to explore how professionals working with clients who suffer from eating disorders reflect the impact of digital technologies on their clients. Interviews with 30 professionals were conducted. A qualitative analysis revealed the following areas: (a) the attributes of technologies that influence people with eating disorders, (b) the characteristics of people with eating disorders that influence their interaction with digital technologies, (c) the risks of technology usage, and (d) the benefits of technology usage. The results are discussed with respect to the Rodgers’s theoretical model explaining technology–eating disorder relations and the implications for practice. |
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