Abstract
This study analyzed the discourse of a pro-anorexia website, prettythin.com. Narratives and posts were thematically analyzed using communication privacy management as a framework to understand the tension between revealing and concealing an eating disorder. Two themes were constructed during data analysis: (a) personal ownership and control, with the subtheme strategies for maintaining control and (b) communication choices surrounding disclosure and two subthemes, (i) seeking to fulfill needs faceto- face and (ii) positive fulfillment of needs online. Theoretical and practical contributions are addressed in terms of how communication theory can help understand people living with eating disorders. Specifically, how these individuals manage their personal information online and face-to-face and how prettythin.com provides support to men and women with eating disorders.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 54-63 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | Qualitative Research Reports in Communication |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2017 |
Keywords
- Communication privacy management theory
- Concealing and revealing
- Eating disorders
- Pro-Anorexia
- Thematic analysis
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