Professionals’ Reflections About the Impact of Digital Technologies on Eating Disorders

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Authors

ČEVELÍČEK Michal ŠMAHELOVÁ Martina ŠMAHEL David

Year of publication 2018
Type Article in Periodical
Magazine / Source Basic and Applied Social Psychology
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Faculty of Social Studies

Citation
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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