Eating online: Professionals' perceptions of links among eating
disorders and online behavior

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Eating online: Professionals' perceptions of links among eating disorders and online behavior

ČEVELÍČEK, Michal and Martina ČERNÍKOVÁ

Basic information

Original name

Eating online: Professionals' perceptions of links among eating disorders and online behavior

Authors

ČEVELÍČEK, Michal (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution) and Martina ČERNÍKOVÁ (703 Slovakia, belonging to the institution)

Edition

22nd Congress of the European Association for Psychotherapy, Zagreb, Croatia, 2016

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Prezentace na konferencích

Field of Study

50100 5.1 Psychology and cognitive sciences

Country of publisher

Croatia

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14230/16:00088789

Organization unit

Faculty of Social Studies

Keywords in English

eating disorders; internet; digital technology; treatment; health psychology

Abstract

V originále

Introduction: Digital technologies and our behavior in the space they mediate may greatly impact the amount of intimacy we preserve for ourselves. Some specific groups, among them young people with eating disorders, may be particularly susceptible to these influences. Though, relatively little is known about perceptions of the influence that modern technologies may have on the development and course of eating disorders among professionals who work with these groups. Goal: Our aim was to examine relationships that professionals working with people who have eating disorders perceive between modern technologies, online behavior, and development and maintaining of eating disorders. Method: Semi-structured Interviews with 30 professionals working in different fields and specializations were conducted. The interviews were analyzed via thematic analysis. Results: Only a relatively small share of professionals found themselves to have any hard data on the use of modern technologies by their clients and the influence that modern technologies have on them. The influences that modern technologies may have on people with eating disorders were, according to the professionals, mainly mediated by motivations of their clients in maintaining healthy lifestyle or delving deeper into the illness. Conclusions: Online behavior and interaction with modern technologies in people with eating disorders should be further examined, as professionals working with this group have relatively little knowledge regarding influences that modern technologies may have. Still, they perceive their influence important.

Links

GA15-05696S, research and development project

Name: Tenká hranice mezi poruchou a zdravým životním stylem: zkoumání online chování dnešních mladých lidí (Acronym: THINLINE)

Investor: Czech Science Foundation, The thin line between disorder and a healthy lifestyle: Investigating the online behavior of today’s youth

Citovat

ČEVELÍČEK, Michal and Martina ČERNÍKOVÁ. Eating online: Professionals' perceptions of links among eating disorders and online behavior. In 22nd Congress of the European Association for Psychotherapy, Zagreb, Croatia. 2016.

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ČEVELÍČEK, Michal and Martina ČERNÍKOVÁ. Eating online: Professionals' perceptions of links among eating disorders and online behavior. In \textit{22nd Congress of the European Association for Psychotherapy, Zagreb, Croatia}. 2016.

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