“I Was Just Like a Sponge, Absorbing All the Wrong Information”: Examining the Role of Social Media in Athletes' Eating Disorder and Recovery Experiences
Findings highlight the need for athlete-specific social media literacy within ED prevention and treatment programs, and for sport organizations and media platforms to support safer online environments.
Authors
- Olivia Feng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6598-6278)
- Lindsay R. Duncan
Institutions
- McGill University (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of Eating Disorders
- Published
- 2026-03-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/eat.70088
- Primary Topic
- Eating Disorders and Behaviors
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00