Tendencies of eating disordered behaviours in male content creators: a social media analysis.

IF 4.5 3区 医学 Q2 NUTRITION & DIETETICS
Alina Schmitt, Marius Frenser, Tobias Fischer
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Eating disorders are primarily associated with women and an obsession with thinness. Recent research and social media content show that men are also concerned about their body image, striving for a muscular and athletic physique. To investigate eating disorder tendencies among male content creators with a mesomorphic body type (N = 26), a social media analysis was conducted on Instagram and TikTok over four weeks. Published content and profiles were screened using ICD-11 diagnostic criteria for anorexia nervosa, which were then adapted to take account of gender differences. A total of 2,985 posts were recorded, of which 69% were classified as relevant to diet, exercise and body content. Six content creators (23%) met the ICD-11 diagnostic criteria for anorexia nervosa, while gender-specific adaptations identified 15 individuals (58%) with tendencies toward an eating disorder. The profile analysis shows that gender-specific adaptation of the diagnostic criteria with regard to the pursuit of muscularity can facilitate the additional recognition of eating disorder-related behaviours in males. Male children and adolescents should be educated at an early stage to avoid critical behaviour patterns and the internalisation of utopian beauty ideals.

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男性内容创作者饮食失调行为的趋势:一项社交媒体分析。
饮食失调主要与女性和对苗条的痴迷有关。最近的研究和社交媒体内容显示,男性也很关心自己的身体形象,努力拥有肌肉和运动员的体格。为了调查中形态型男性内容创作者(N = 26)的饮食失调倾向,研究人员在Instagram和TikTok上进行了为期四周的社交媒体分析。使用ICD-11神经性厌食症诊断标准对发表的内容和简介进行筛选,然后进行调整以考虑性别差异。总共记录了2985条帖子,其中69%被归类为与饮食、运动和身体含量相关的帖子。6名内容创作者(23%)符合ICD-11神经性厌食症的诊断标准,而性别特异性适应确定了15名个体(58%)有饮食失调倾向。剖面分析表明,在追求肌肉发达方面,对诊断标准的性别特异性调整可以促进对男性饮食失调相关行为的额外认识。男性儿童和青少年应该在早期阶段接受教育,以避免批判的行为模式和乌托邦式的美丽理想的内化。
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Journal of Eating Disorders
Journal of Eating Disorders Neuroscience-Behavioral Neuroscience
CiteScore
5.30
自引率
17.10%
发文量
161
审稿时长
16 weeks
期刊介绍: Journal of Eating Disorders is the first open access, peer-reviewed journal publishing leading research in the science and clinical practice of eating disorders. It disseminates research that provides answers to the important issues and key challenges in the field of eating disorders and to facilitate translation of evidence into practice. The journal publishes research on all aspects of eating disorders namely their epidemiology, nature, determinants, neurobiology, prevention, treatment and outcomes. The scope includes, but is not limited to anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder and other eating disorders. Related areas such as important co-morbidities, obesity, body image, appetite, food and eating are also included. Articles about research methodology and assessment are welcomed where they advance the field of eating disorders.
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