a Department of Communication, Wayne State University , Detroit , Michigan , USA.
Eat Disord. 2013;21(5):408-22. doi: 10.1080/10640266.2013.827538.
The aim of this research was to document the content on pro-ana blogs and to uncover how the unique socio-technical features of blogs (interactivity, self-disclosure, masspersonal communication) facilitate social support among members. A final sample of 48 pro-ana blogs provided 624 individual units for coding. Results indicate that prevalent forms of social support were emotional support, esteem support, and informational support. A new category, reciprocal self-disclosure, was also revealed to be quite frequent. Blogs are spaces where social support is sought and communicated among members of the pro-ana network. Interpretation of blog communication and implications for treatment and research are discussed.
本研究旨在记录 pro-ana 博客的内容，并揭示博客独特的社会技术特征（互动性、自我披露、大规模个人交流）如何促进成员之间的社会支持。最终的 48 个 pro-ana 博客样本提供了 624 个可编码的个体单元。结果表明，常见的社会支持形式是情感支持、尊重支持和信息支持。还揭示了一个新的类别，即互惠性自我披露，也非常频繁。博客是 pro-ana 网络成员寻求和交流社会支持的空间。讨论了对博客交流的解释以及对治疗和研究的影响。
