Professionals’ Reflections About the Impact of Digital Technologies on Eating Disorders

ČEVELÍČEK, Michal, Martina ŠMAHELOVÁ and David ŠMAHEL. Professionals’ Reflections About the Impact of Digital Technologies on Eating Disorders. Basic and Applied Social Psychology, Abingdon: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2018, vol. 40, No 3, p. 125-135. ISSN 0197-3533. doi:10.1080/01973533.2018.1446833.

Basic information

• Original name: Professionals’ Reflections About the Impact of Digital Technologies on Eating Disorders
• Authors: ČEVELÍČEK, Michal (203 Czechia, guarantor, belonging to the institution), Martina ŠMAHELOVÁ (703 Slovakia, belonging to the institution) and David ŠMAHEL (203 Czechia, belonging to the institution).
• Edition: Basic and Applied Social Psychology, Abingdon, Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2018, 0197-3533.

Other information

• Original language: English
• Type of outcome: article in a journal
• Field of Study: 50101 Psychology
• Country of publisher: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
• Confidentiality degree: is not subject to a state or trade secret
• WWW: URL
• Impact factor: Impact factor: 1.047
• RIV identification code: RIV/00216224:14230/18:00100889
• Organization unit: Faculty of Social Studies
• Doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01973533.2018.1446833
• UT WoS: 000432145800002
• Keywords in English: digital technology; eating disorders; anorexia nervosa; bulimia nervosa; thematic analysis
• Tags: rivok
• Tags: International impact, Reviewed

Abstract

The aim of this study was to explore how professionals working with clients who suffer from eating disorders reflect the impact of digital technologies on their clients. Interviews with 30 professionals were conducted. A qualitative analysis revealed the following areas: (a) the attributes of technologies that influence people with eating disorders, (b) the characteristics of people with eating disorders that influence their interaction with digital technologies, (c) the risks of technology usage, and (d) the benefits of technology usage. The results are discussed with respect to the Rodgers’s theoretical model explaining technology–eating disorder relations and the implications for practice.

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, Standard Projects