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| Title |
Pro-ana versus Pro-recovery: A Content Analytic Comparison of Social Media Users’ Communication about Eating Disorders on Twitter and Tumblr
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| Published in |
Frontiers in Psychology, August 2017
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| DOI | 10.3389/fpsyg.2017.01356 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Dawn B. Branley, Judith Covey |
| Abstract |
Objectives: To compare how people communicate about eating disorders on two popular social media platforms - Twitter and Tumblr. Materials and Methods: Thematic analysis was conducted to characterize the types of communications posted, and a content analysis was undertaken of between-platform differences. Results: Three types of content (pro-ana, anti-ana, and pro-recovery) were posted on each platform. Overall, across both platforms, extreme pro-ana posts were in the minority compared to anti-ana and pro-recovery. Pro-ana posts (including 'thinspiration') were more common on Twitter than Tumblr, whereas anti-ana and pro-recovery posts were more common on Tumblr. Conclusion: The findings have implications for future research and health care relating to the treatment and prevention of eating disorders. Developers of future interventions targeting negative pro-ana content should remain aware of the need to avoid any detrimental impact on positive online support. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 21 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 4 | 19% |
| United States | 3 | 14% |
| India | 1 | 5% |
| Italy | 1 | 5% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 5% |
| Unknown | 11 | 52% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 17 | 81% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 2 | 10% |
| Scientists | 2 | 10% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 185 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 185 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 39 | 21% |
| Researcher | 22 | 12% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 17 | 9% |
| Student > Master | 17 | 9% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 9 | 5% |
| Other | 24 | 13% |
| Unknown | 57 | 31% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 45 | 24% |
| Social Sciences | 24 | 13% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 13 | 7% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 12 | 6% |
| Computer Science | 9 | 5% |
| Other | 9 | 5% |
| Unknown | 73 | 39% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 20. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 06 December 2023.
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