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The Relationship between Social Network Sites, Drive for Thinness and Orthorexia Nervosa among University Students: A Mediation Analysis
Fleischmann, Julia (2022) The Relationship between Social Network Sites, Drive for Thinness and Orthorexia Nervosa among University Students: A Mediation Analysis.
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| Abstract: | Orthorexia Nervosa (ON) is categorized as a mental health concern, coping with an obsession with eating healthy. Showing a tendency of a Drive for Thinness (DT) can promote the emergence of ON as well as spending time on Social Network Sites (SNSs). The aim of the current study was to research if spending time on SNSs mediates the relationship between DT and ON. The analysis was conducted with 242 university students among whom 185 participants identified as female. The study published a cross-sectional online survey. In the survey, questions about socio-demographic data and the amount of time spent on SNSs were asked. The mediation model revealed a positive significant relationship between DT and ON, and a negative significant relationship between time spent on SNSs and ON. No significant correlation was found between DT and time spent on SNSs. However, it was found that time spent on SNSs negatively mediates the correlation between DT and ON. Possessing ON tendencies implies showing more often high DT symptoms than low DT symptoms. Furthermore, spending more time on SNSs means being less exposed to the risk of developing ON. |
| Item Type: | Essay (Bachelor) |
| Faculty: | BMS: Behavioural, Management and Social Sciences |
| Subject: | 77 psychology |
| Programme: | Psychology BSc (56604) |
| Link to this item: | https://purl.utwente.nl/essays/90990 |
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