Date of Award
6-2023
Document Type
Masters Thesis
Degree Name
M.A.
Organizational Unit
Morgridge College of Education, Counseling Psychology
First Advisor
Lisa Brownstone
Second Advisor
Johnny Kim
Third Advisor
Keiko McCullough
Fourth Advisor
Amanda Greene
Keywords
Binge eating disorder, Comment sections, Instagram, Pro-recovery social media
Abstract
As the internet and social media have become a more ingrained part of everyday life, online eating disorder pro-recovery communities have become a common topic of examination in the psychological sciences. However, there has been little focus on online binge eating disorder (BED) pro-recovery communities specifically. Additionally, there has not been much exploration into the use of comment sections as a part of pro-recovery communities. The current study used codebook thematic analysis to code ten BED pro-recovery Instagram comment sections to examine the interactive data present within this recovery community. Four themes were developed during analysis: detailed self-disclosure, sharing experiences and feeling seen, gratitude for account owner’s expertise, and diet culture and weight stigma as both ingrained and intentional. This analysis painted a nuanced picture of how pro-recovery social media sites function and portray BED recovery and has implications for both clinical practice and future research.
Copyright Date
6-2023
Copyright Statement / License for Reuse
All Rights Reserved.
Publication Statement
Copyright is held by the author. User is responsible for all copyright compliance.
Rights Holder
Caitlin Roe
Provenance
Received from ProQuest
File Format
application/pdf
Language
English (eng)
Extent
83 pgs
File Size
6.3 MB
Recommended Citation
Roe, Caitlin, "“OMG, I Think You May Have Just Changed My Life”: Binge Eating Disorder Recovery in Instagram Comment Sections" (2023). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 2315.
https://digitalcommons.du.edu/etd/2315
Discipline
Counseling psychology