Alexandra Lonergan|Kay Bussey|Jasmine Fardouly|Scott Griffiths|Stuart B. Murray|Phillipa Hay|Jonathan Mond|Nora Trompeter|Deborah Mitchison
Protect me from my selfie: Examining the association between photo?based social media behaviors and self?reported eating disorders in adolescence
Macquarie University|Macquarie University|Macquarie University|University of Melbourne|Australian Psychological Society|University of California, San Francisco|Translational Research Institute|Western Sydney University|Translational Research Institute|Western Sydney University|University of Tasmania|Macquarie University|Translational Research Institute|Macquarie University|Western Sydney University
abstract objective study examined whether social media behaviors associated higher odds meeting criteria eating disorder whether gender moderated relationships method australian adolescents n 4209 5315 girls completed selfreport photo investment manipulation scales additional selfreport items assessed avoidance posting selfies investment others selfies eating disorders identified eating disorder examination questionnaire selfreport measures aligned diagnostic statistical manual mental disorders5 criteria results multinomial logistic regression examining effect avoidance posting selfies photo investment photo manipulation investment others selfies likelihood meeting criteria eating disorder compared disorder significant 2 42 112893 p lt 001 greater avoidance associated higher odds meeting criteria disorders except clinicalsubclinical bingeeating disorder purging disorder increased photo investment related greater odds meeting criteria disorders similar relationship emerged photo manipulation exception clinicalsubclinical bingeeating disorder unspecified feeding eating disorder investment others selfies associated higher odds meeting criteria disorders except clinicalsubclinical anorexia nervosa purging disorder significant interaction gender avoidance 2 1 523 p 025 174 whereby boys likely meet criteria clinicalsubclinical anorexia nervosa context greater avoidance posting selfies discussion appearancerelated social media behaviors may indicative eating disorder risk implications clinicians advancements social media screening tools discussed