Publications by authors named "Elana K Maloul"
Individuals seeking support or inspiration for eating disorder recovery may turn to pro-recovery content on social media sites such as TikTok. While research has thus far treated pro-recovery social media as a fairly homogeneous space, many pro-recovery hashtags single out particular eating disorder diagnoses. This exploratory study used codebook thematic analysis of 241 popular pro-recovery videos on TikTok to compare the presentation of eating disorders and eating disorder recovery across five different diagnosis-specific hashtags: #anarecovery, #arfidrecovery, #bedrecovery, #miarecovery, and #orthorexiarecovery.
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- The study explores how COVID-19 affected body image and eating disorders, focusing on the interplay of identity and social context.
- It involved interviews with 31 participants, mainly BIPOC women, who had disordered eating histories, revealing five key themes related to body perception and food experiences during the pandemic.
- The findings highlight that BIPOC and larger-bodied individuals expressed more concerns about body vulnerability but also noted some relief from discrimination due to increased social distancing measures.