Exploring the Self-Perceived Causes of Eating Disorders Among Chinese Social Media Users with Self-Reported Eating Disorders

By:
Jinbo He, Yuchen Zhang, Zhiyuan Liu, Wesley R. Barnhart, Shuqi Cui, Shi’ting Chen, Yuru Fu, Feng Ji, Jason M. Nagata, Shaojing Sun
Date:
2024
Resource type:
Blogs/news/opinion
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This study examines perceived causes of eating disorders (EDs) among Chinese social media users. It identifies individual factors, such as body image issues, and sociocultural influences, like media ideals, as key contributors. Findings emphasize the utility of social media data in understanding ED etiology and highlight differences in perceived causes across ED subtypes.
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