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SALUTE E SOCIETÀ
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Publisher
FrancoAngeli
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ISSN
1723-9427 (Printed Journal)
1972-4845 (Online Journal)
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Journal Issue Number
2
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Journal Issue Designation
2
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Journal Issue Date (YYYY/MM)
2020/03
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Full Title
Recovery or harm? The role of Instagram in eating disorders
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First Page
90
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Last Page
103
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Language of text
English
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Publication Date
2020/03
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Copyright
2020 FrancoAngeli srl
Introduction or preface
This article aims at analysing the role of Instagram in the treatment of eating disorders. Theobjective is to investigate how people with anorexia nervosa use Instagram. The hypothesisto be verified is whether the use of this social media by those who are trying to cure eatingdisorders may pose risks to the healing process. Therefore, a simultaneous, multi-methodstudy was performed. The core component of the research was the content analysis of a sampleof posts (images and captions) selected by Instagram, while the supplementary componentwas a focus group with people suffering from eating disorders, treated by a specialized Italiancentre. The study highlighted the prevalence of potentially risky contents. Images and textsseem to reveal an inclination to the spectacularisation of the disease itself, offering contentsmainly referable to risk-taking behaviours such as the obsessive control of food intake, food'sweight or calorie content.
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