Idealized Body Images and Fitness Lifestyles on Social Media: A Systematic Review Exploring the Link Between Social Media Use and Symptoms of Orthorexia Nervosa and Muscle Dysmorphia. [PDF]
Eur Eat Disord RevABSTRACT Objective Social media (SM) is a source of appearance‐focused content that promotes idealized bodies and appearances. It also spreads misinformation about nutrition and fitness practices. While SM use has been linked to attitudes toward eating disorders, its association with orthorexia nervosa and muscle dysmorphia—characterized by obsessive ...
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Orthorexia nervosa: relationship with obsessive-compulsive symptoms, disordered eating patterns and body uneasiness among Italian university students [PDF]
, 2017 Introduction: The present study aimed to investigate the relationship between ORTO-15 score and obsessive-compulsive symptoms, disordered eating patterns and body uneasiness among female and male university students and to examine the predictive model of
Brytek-Matera, Anna +4 more
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Muscle Dysmorphia and its Associated Psychological Features in Three Groups of Recreational Athletes [PDF]
, 2018 Muscle Dysmorphia (MD) is a psychological disorder characterized by the preoccupation with the idea that one’s body is not lean and muscular. The current study aimed to explore MD behaviours and symptoms in three groups of recreational athletes ...
Bottesi, Gioia +4 more
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Instagram use is linked to increased symptoms of orthorexia nervosa [PDF]
, 2017 PURPOSE: Social media use is ever increasing amongst young adults and has previously been shown to have negative effects on body image, depression, social comparison, and disordered eating.
Lefevre, CE, Turner, PG
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‘Wellness’ lifts us above the Food Chaos’: a narrative exploration of the experiences and conceptualisations of Orthorexia Nervosa through online social media forums [PDF]
, 2018 The increasing prevalence of eating disorders has motivated a burgeoning of research from narrative methods to illuminate the cultural and social aspects of disordered eating habits.
Alvesson M. +39 more
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Orthorexia nervosa: reflections about a new concept [PDF]
, 2011 Ortorexia nervosa é o termo descrito para o comportamento obsessivo patológico caracterizado pela fixação por saúde alimentar. O quadro ainda não foi oficialmente reconhecido como um transtorno alimentar, mas discute-se o conceito, suas características ...
ALVARENGA, Marle dos Santos +4 more
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Psikiyatride Güncel Yaklaşımlar, 2023 Orthorexia nervosa (ON) refers to a pathological obsession with healthy eating characterized by a restrictive diet, ritualized eating patterns, and strict avoidance of foods believed to be unhealthy or unclean.
Burcu Korkmaz Yayın, Ceren Ceylan Ergun
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A Portuguese Adaptation of the Teruel Orthorexia Scale and a Test of Its Utility with Brazilian Young Adults [PDF]
, 2021 The aims for this study were to perform a Portuguese language cross-cultural adaptation of the Teruel Orthorexia Scale (TOS) and to evaluate the scale's psychometric properties, including verifying the frequency of behaviors characteristic of orthorexia ...
Campos, Juliana Alvares Duarte Bonini +4 more
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Compulsive exercise:links, risks and challenges faced [PDF]
, 2017 Compulsive exercise is a condition described since 1970s. It is characterized by a craving for physical training, resulting in uncontrollable excessive exercise behavior with harmful consequences, such as injuries and impaired social relations.
Daugaard Hemmingsen, Simone +4 more
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