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"Notjustgirls": Exploring Male-Related Eating Disordered Content Across Social Media Platforms, Jessica Pater, Lauren Reining, Andrew D. Miller, Tammy Toscos Phd, Elizabeth D. Mynatt
"Notjustgirls": Exploring Male-Related Eating Disordered Content Across Social Media Platforms, Jessica Pater, Lauren Reining, Andrew D. Miller, Tammy Toscos Phd, Elizabeth D. Mynatt
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ABSTRACT: Eating disorders (EDs) are a worldwide public health concern that impact approximately 10% of the U.S. population. Our previous research characterized these behaviors across online spaces. These characterizations have used clinical terminology, and their lexical variants, to identify ED content online. However, previous HCI research on EDs (including our own) suffers from a lack of gender and cultural diversity. In this paper, we designed a follow-up study of online ED characterizations, extending our previous methodologies to focus specifically on male/masculine-related content. We highlight the similarities and differences found in the terminology utilized and media archetypes associated with the social …