Reality TV programs, internet use, and eating disorder symptoms

dc.contributor.author	Pryslopski, Heather A.
dc.date.accessioned	2012-09-06T17:24:25Z
dc.date.available	2012-09-06T17:24:25Z
dc.date.issued	2011-08
dc.description	Dissertation 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.abstract	This 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.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10829/2672
dc.language.iso	en_US	en_US
dc.rights.uri	https://libraries.alfred.edu/AURA/termsofuse	en_US
dc.subject	Reality television	en_US
dc.subject	Eating disorders	en_US
dc.title	Reality TV programs, internet use, and eating disorder symptoms	en_US
dc.type	Dissertation	en_US

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