Naslov
How perfectionism and eating disorder symptoms contribute to searching weight- loss information on the Internet?
(How Perfectionism and Eating Disorder Symptoms Contribute to Searching Weight- Loss Information on the Internet?)

Autori
Prnjak, Katarina ; Jukic, Ivan ; Lauri Korajlija, Anita

Izvornik
Medicina (1010-660X) 55 (2019), 10; 621-631

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
online searching ; health ; diet ; body mass index ; women

Sažetak
Background and Objectives: Eating disorder (ED) symptoms are a growing problem and modern technologies introduced a new and unexplored potential risk factor for vulnerable individuals. It is fairly common for women to use the Internet in order to find information about various weight-loss methods, but it was further questioned whether perfectionism and eating disorder symptomatology could be linked to this behavior. Materials and Methods: Participants were 228 women (Mean age = 30.5 ; SD = 9.43) recruited via social media, who provided responses on measures of perfectionism, eating disorder symptoms, and a short check-list measuring the frequency of online searching about five topics (food, diet, exercise, body appearance, and eating disorders). Results: Hierarchical multiple regression analysis showed that the BMI and Discrepancy subscale of APS-R significantly predicted online searching, along with eating disorder symptomatology. Moreover, mediation analyses resulted in a significant indirect effect, but not a direct effect, indicating that eating disorder symptomatology fully mediated the relationship between BMI and online searching, as well as between maladaptive perfectionism and online searching. Conclusion: These findings shed light on a high BMI and maladaptive perfectionism as potential risk factors for eating disorder-related behavior on the Internet. More attention to online-seeking behavior among women symptomatic of ED is warranted, and websites containing such topics should include information about professional help for eating disorder- symptomatic individuals

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Psihologija

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