2013
DOI: 10.1108/yc-03-2013-00351
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“I love my bones!”1 – self-harm and dangerous eating youth behaviours in Portuguese written blogs

Abstract: Purpose – Family, media and peer pressure seem to influence adolescent development activating the perception and internalisation of thin ideals that may trigger dieting, bingeing and other self-harming disorders. The proliferation of problematic online content consumed and produced by young people, such as in the case of pro-anorexic web sites, seem to worry not only parents but also young people. The aim of this work is to analyse content produced by a group of Portuguese speaking pro-anorexic adolescents in… Show more

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“…A total of six studies met the full inclusion criteria and were included in the final sample (Figure 1). Table 1 shows the details of these six studies [26][27][28][29][30][31].…”
Section: Overviewmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…A total of six studies met the full inclusion criteria and were included in the final sample (Figure 1). Table 1 shows the details of these six studies [26][27][28][29][30][31].…”
Section: Overviewmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Kendal et al [29] described self-made blogs for relapse prevention of eating disorders. Fast food advertising, as identified by Thaichon and Quach [30], and self-harming anorexic eating behavior content, as identified by Castro and Osório [31], had negative influences on adolescent eating behaviors (Table 1).…”
Section: Overviewmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…Young people who self-harm engage in more web-based activities than others of a similar age [1]. There is a large presence of self-harm-related materials [2], such as blogs [3,4], large social media groups [5], thousands of highly viewed videos [6], websites [7], and dedicated online communities [8]. The nature of internet use is constantly evolving.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%