“Strong beats skinny every time”: Disordered eating and compulsive exercise in women who post fitspiration on Instagram
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2017 at "International Journal of Eating Disorders"
DOI: 10.1002/eat.22559
Abstract: OBJECTIVE Fitspiration is a recent Internet trend designed to motivate people to eat healthily and to exercise. The aim of the study was to investigate disordered eating and exercise in women who post fitspiration on… read more here.
Keywords: exercise; women post; post fitspiration; disordered eating ... See more keywords
Who is your Fitspiration? An Exploration of Strong and Weak Ties with Emotions, Body Satisfaction, and the Theory of Planned Behavior
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2022 at "Health Communication"
DOI: 10.1080/10410236.2021.2012978
Abstract: ABSTRACT Physical inactivity has become an increasingly important concern for public health. “Fitspiration” social media posts may influence attitudes and intentions toward exercising. An online survey (N = 485) was conducted to examine the potential… read more here.
Keywords: theory planned; planned behavior; fitspiration content; fitspiration ... See more keywords
Communicating Extremity: Fitness Efficacy and Standards Relate to Using Extreme Imagery and Messaging to Create Fitness-Related Media.
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2023 at "Health communication"
DOI: 10.1080/10410236.2023.2199517
Abstract: Health-related social media increasingly competes with other forms of health communication for public attention. To advance understanding of the genesis of health-related social media communicating extreme fitness standards, we investigated women's creation of fitspiration, social-media… read more here.
Keywords: health; fitspiration content; fitspiration; extremity fitness ... See more keywords
Bodies, gender, and digital affect in fitspiration media
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2020 at "Feminist Media Studies"
DOI: 10.1080/14680777.2020.1713841
Abstract: ABSTRACT This paper takes an affective approach to theorizing the production and circulation of fitspiration media within a women’s Instagram fitness community. In the context of fitness culture trends towards digitally networked, interactive, and quantified… read more here.
Keywords: fitspiration media; affect fitspiration; digital affect; fitspiration ... See more keywords