Eating Disorders And Social Media Analysis
In more recent years, social media has played an increased role in the development of body dissatisfaction and eating disorders. This is due to the increased use, accessibility, and speed of modern technology. Adolescents have shown a movement from magazines and TV advertisements to the media apps like Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Tinder, Pinterest, etc. Facebook and Instagram focus around the concept of picture sharing and many ‘follows’ and ‘friend requests’ are based solely off of one’s appearance. Tinder is an app focused exclusively on appearance–based conversations between guys and girls. Pinterest is a social media outlet that allows individuals to follow and to post about inspirational topics, such as fitness and body size. All of
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Parents hold a significant role in a child's life by teaching, reinforcing, and modeling cultural, religious, and family values. The media predisposes people to eating disorders; however, parents model and reinforce these beliefs. Culture is displayed through media and religion projects ‘thin ideals’ onto individuals, it is the family that fundamentally determines an individual’s personal identity. The most crucial component in developing an eating disorder like Anorexia Nervosa are the messages transmitted by one’s family and friends (Haworth-Hoeppner, 2000). The reinforcement of ideal body image leads to the internalization of the media’s cultural portrayal (Simpson, 2002). In an individual with low self-esteem, this creates even stronger misconceptions of ideal body image, thus causing an eating disorder like Anorexia Nervosa (Stice, Shaw, & Nemeroff, 1998). Another Western cultural factor that has been found to play a role in eating disorders is optimal parenting (Parker, Tupling, & Brown, 1979). This is the concept of children receiving “higher levels of affection and lower levels of overprotection from their mothers” (Reich, 2007). Although culture displayed through media and religion projects ‘thin ideals’ onto individuals, it is the family that fundamentally determines personal identity. The most crucial component in developing an eating disorder like Anorexia Nervosa are the messages transmitted by one’s family and friends (Haworth-Hoeppner, 2000). The reinforcing of ideal body image leads to the internalization of the media’s cultural portrayal and cause body dissatisfaction (Simpson,
Parents hold a significant role in a child's life by teaching, reinforcing, and modeling cultural, religious, and family values. The media predisposes people to eating disorders; however, parents model and reinforce these beliefs. Culture is displayed through media and religion projects ‘thin ideals’ onto individuals, it is the family that fundamentally determines an individual’s personal identity. The most crucial component in developing an eating disorder like Anorexia Nervosa are the messages transmitted by one’s family and friends (Haworth-Hoeppner, 2000). The reinforcement of ideal body image leads to the internalization of the media’s cultural portrayal (Simpson, 2002). In an individual with low self-esteem, this creates even stronger misconceptions of ideal body image, thus causing an eating disorder like Anorexia Nervosa (Stice, Shaw, & Nemeroff, 1998). Another Western cultural factor that has been found to play a role in eating disorders is optimal parenting (Parker, Tupling, & Brown, 1979). This is the concept of children receiving “higher levels of affection and lower levels of overprotection from their mothers” (Reich, 2007). Although culture displayed through media and religion projects ‘thin ideals’ onto individuals, it is the family that fundamentally determines personal identity. The most crucial component in developing an eating disorder like Anorexia Nervosa are the messages transmitted by one’s family and friends (Haworth-Hoeppner, 2000). The reinforcing of ideal body image leads to the internalization of the media’s cultural portrayal and cause body dissatisfaction (Simpson,