Reality TV programs, internet use, and eating disorder symptoms

dc.contributor.authorPryslopski, Heather A.
dc.date.accessioned2012-09-06T17:24:25Z
dc.date.available2012-09-06T17:24:25Z
dc.date.issued2011-08
dc.descriptionDissertation completed in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Doctor of Psychology degree in School Psychology at Alfred University, Alfred, NY.en_US
dc.description.abstractThis study analyzed the relations of viewing reality television and pro-anorexia websites with the occurrence of disordered eating behaviors in adolescent females, while taking into account internalization of the thin-ideal and eating-related expectancies. These are newer forms of media that are in the early stages of research. Two hundred and eighty six participants were recruited from a school district in upstate New York. Results indicate that viewing pro-anorexia websites directly related to a higher degree of bulimia symptoms while viewing reality television related to maladaptive eating behaviors through development of a greater internalization of the thin-deal and eating related expectancies. These findings encourage further examination of newer forms of media as well as multifaceted prevention efforts that address these relationships.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10829/2672
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.rights.urihttps://libraries.alfred.edu/AURA/termsofuseen_US
dc.subjectReality televisionen_US
dc.subjectEating disordersen_US
dc.titleReality TV programs, internet use, and eating disorder symptomsen_US
dc.typeDissertationen_US

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