Self-presentation in digital media among adolescent patients with obesity: Striving for integrity, risk-reduction, and social recognition | Zendy

Christopher Holmberg | Zendy; Christina Berg | Zendy; Thomas Hillman | Zendy; Lauren Lissner | Zendy; John Eric Chaplin | Zendy

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Self-presentation in digital media among adolescent patients with obesity: Striving for integrity, risk-reduction, and social recognition

Author(s) -

Christopher Holmberg,

Christina Berg,

Thomas Hillman,

Lauren Lissner,

John Eric Chaplin

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

digital health

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.595

H-Index - 8

ISSN - 2055-2076

DOI - 10.1177/2055207618807603

Subject(s) - social media , presentation (obstetrics) , feeling , psychology , focus group , childhood obesity , human physical appearance , obesity , medicine , developmental psychology , social psychology , overweight , marketing , political science , law , business , radiology

Given the complexity of general visual-based social media use by adolescents, and not wanting their patient status to be visible to peers, healthcare should primarily focus on working with more restricted instant messaging when engaging with adolescents with obesity.

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