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While the relationships between media and eating disorders and disordered eating patterns in college-aged women have been extensively studied (e.g., Bissel, 2004; Grabe & Hyde 2009; Harper & Tiggeman, 2008; Yamamiya, Cash, Melnyk, Posavac, & Posavac, 2005), fewer studies have been conducted with female athletes. More specifically, limited studies have focused on the relationship between social media and eating behaviors of athletes participating in aesthetic sporting events, even though the highest rates of disordered eating patterns occur in sports where female athletes are scored on judges opinions (Hausenblas & Carron, 1999; Smolak, Murnen, & Ruble, 2000; Sundgot-Borgen, 1994), and where leanness, thinness, and aesthetic skills and aspects are emphasized (Byrne & McLean, 2002; DiBartolo & Shaffer, 2002). Thus, the current study sought to understand the links among college gymnasts perceptions of body image, disordered eating behaviors, and perceptions of athletes body images presented on social media. Furthermore, the study also explored how criticism presented on social media relates to disordered eating symptomatology. The study was conducted via an online survey system by 72 18-25-year-old females who were currently competing or recently competed in club or collegiate gymnastics. Results found significant correlations between the severity of critical comments about physical appearance, emotional reaction to criticism about physical appearance, and disordered eating behavior in instances where the comments were not made on social media, but no correlation was found between severity, emotional reaction, and disordered eating behaviors for comments made on social media.
Keywords: twitter, facebook, snapchat, instagram, eating disorders, athletes, criticism.
Medtem ko so bile povezave med mediji in prehranjevalnimi motnjami ter neurejenimi prehranjevalnimi vzorci pri ženskah v šolah že raziskane, je bilo manj raziskav s športnicami. Le omejene študije so se osredotočile na razmerje med družbenimi mediji in prehranjevalnim vedenjem športnic, ki sodelujejo na lepih športnih prireditvah, čeprav se najvišja stopnja neurejenih prehranjevalnih vzorcev pojavlja v športih, kjer športnice ocenjujejo sodniki in kjer so poudarjene vitkost, vitkost ter lepe spretnosti Raziskava poskuša pojasniti povezave med dojemanjem telesne podobe telovadk, neurejenim prehranjevalnim vedenjem in zaznavanjem telesnih podob športnikov, predstavljenih na družbenih omrežjih. Raziskovan je bil tudi način, kako kritika, predstavljena na družabnih omrežjih, vpliva na neurejeno prehranjevanje. Sodelovalo je prek spletnega anketnega vprašalnika 72 žensk, starih 18-25 let, ki so trenutno tekmovale...