the relationship between social media and unhealthy eating habits
Barbara Pina
Dr. Hackett
University of Houston Downtown
Psy 3320
03/05/2020
Annotated bibliography; the relationship between social media and unhealthy eating habits
Neter, E. & Melaman, B. ( ).The relationship between social media and unhealthy eating habits, Ruppin Academic Center. Retrieved from https://clinicaltrials.gov/ProvidedDocs/63/NCT03731663/Prot_SAP_000.pdf
The paper examines the impact of social media use on eating habits. It uses a controlled study method to test its hypothesis that viewing appetizing food pictures results to higher rate of food consumption. The paper conducted and online survey among 165 participants. The paper found significant relationship between social media food preoccupation and disordered eating. Social media also affected food craving and the size of ordered food in the menu. The paper therefore supports previous findings that associate social media to unhealthy eating habits.
Holmberg, C. (2017) Adolescents’ Food Communication in Social Media – A Theoretical Inquiry of the Why and How, Retried from https://www.researchgate.net/publication/313903649_Adolescents’_Food_Communication_in_Social_Media_-_A_Theoretical_Inquiry_of_the_Why_and_How
The article uncovers the interwoven and complex relationship between social media and eating habits among youths from a health communication perspective. The paper draws insights from previous empirical studies as well as relevant literature on the topic. After thorough review of literature, the paper concludes that sharing of food content in social media as typical among youths have both positive and negative effect on their health. This phenomenon is possible because visual food messages have been linked to psychological effects on human brain which in turn affect appetite and dietary behaviors. The author of the article argues that social media is ubiquitous to the lives of young people.
Qutteina, Y. & Nasrallah, C. (2019) Relationship between social media use and disordered eating behavior among female university students in Qatar, journal of health and social sciences.
This thesis paper examined the relationship between social media use and disordered eating habits among young Arabian women. It uses a cross -sectional study method to assess media usage particularly the use of snapchat, twitter and Facebook among 1400 undergraduate Arab women to determine how usage of popular platforms impact their eating habits. The paper’s findings indicated that increased use of social media platforms increases disordered eating. Among the social media platforms tested, Instagram registered the highest association with disordered eating. The article is important in highlighting the role social media plays in impacting the lives of young people.
Coyne, S. M., Padilla-Walker, L. M., & Howard, E. (2013). Emerging in a Digital World: A Decade Review of Media Use, Effects, and Gratifications in Emerging Adulthood, available at https://doi.org/10.1177/2167696813479782
The article published by the sage journals reviews literatures that pertain to the use, effect and gratification of social media in the lives of young adults. The paper specifically examines new social media platforms such as tweeter and Instagram. The paper concludes that exposure to food content in social media have a negative impact on youth eating habits. The paper assumes that food shared in social media are mostly fast foods with negative health impacts.
Hoogstins, E.S. (2017) Modelling on Social Media: Influencing Young Adults’ Food Choices. Lunds Universitet Retrieved from http://lup.lub.lu.se/luur/download?func=downloadFile&recordOId=8925466&fileOId=8925467
The study investigates whether social media have influence on adult’s food choices though social modelling. The study conducted an online survey that involved exposing participants to a series of food visuals. The result of the study showed that there is no significant relationship between social media use and the attitude and consumption habit among adults.
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