Food for thought: Examining the relationship between low calorie density foods in Instagram feeds and disordered eating symptoms among undergraduate women.

Autor: Kinkel-Ram SS; Miami University, Department of Psychology, Oxford, OH, United States. Electronic address: shankas@miamioh.edu., Staples C; University of South Florida, Department of Psychology, Tampa, FL, United States., Rancourt D; University of South Florida, Department of Psychology, Tampa, FL, United States., Smith AR; Auburn University, Department of Psychology, Auburn, AL, United States.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Eating behaviors [Eat Behav] 2022 Dec; Vol. 47, pp. 101679. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Nov 04.
DOI: 10.1016/j.eatbeh.2022.101679
Abstrakt: Background: Ample studies have tested how viewing bodies on social media impacts eating disorder symptoms; however, the relationship between viewing food images on social media and disordered eating remains understudied. This study investigated whether viewing images of healthy, palatable food on Instagram impacted disordered eating attitudes across two samples of undergraduate women.
Methods: This pre-registered online study was conducted at two sites. Participants identifying as female (study 1 n = 222; study 2 n = 214) were randomly assigned to view one of two Instagram feeds - either a feed featuring low calorie, aesthetically pleasing foods or a control condition featuring travel images. Participants completed state measures of disordered eating intentions, self-esteem, and body image before and after viewing the feeds.
Results: A main effect of condition on disordered eating intentions was found at the Midwestern site, but not the Southeastern site.
Conclusions: Viewing healthy palatable food images on Instagram could increase risk for disordered eating behaviors among college females. If findings are replicated, individuals vulnerable to disordered eating may benefit from removing these types of feeds from their social media. Further research is needed to determine whether other forms of visual content on Instagram may be associated with disordered eating.
Competing Interests: Declaration of competing interest All authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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