Mobile exercising and tweeting the pounds away: The use of digital applications and microblogging and their association with disordered eating and compulsive exercise

In recent years, content featuring fitspiration messages on blogs and microblogs has increased. In addition, the use of mobile phone applications to monitor diet and exercise has also seen greater adoption. This study examined the association between consumption of various types of social media and...

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Main Authors: Veronica Hefner, Sam M. Dorros, Nicole Jourdain, Christine Liu, Arianna Tortomasi, Maria Paulina Greene, Chelsea Brandom, Mary Ellet, Natalie Bowles
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2016-12-01
Series:Cogent Social Sciences
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23311886.2016.1176304