{"product_id":"dgtl-technology-eating-behaviors-and-eating-disorders-9783319932217","title":"Dgtl Technology, Eating Behaviors, and Eating Disorders","description":"\u003cp\u003e“After decades of research on dysfunctional eating and lack of physical activity, research attention has finally turned to the role of dgtl technology in eating behaviors and eating disorders. This timely volume offers a thoughtful and wide collection of chapters discussing the possible effects of dgtl technologies, from those enhancing healthy eating behaviors to those that encourage disordered eating. Highly recommended for both professionals and scholars.” Prof. Giuseppe Riva, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milan, Italy.This book examines in depth the multifaceted roles of dgtl technologies in the eating behaviors and eating disorders. Coverage reflects a broad theoretical and empirical knowledge of current trends in dgtl technology use in health behaviors, and their risks and benefits affecting wellbeing, with focus on eating behaviors and eating disorders. The authors use both qualitative and quantitative data to focus on the dgtl lived experiences of people and their eating related behaviors.Among the topics covered: The quality of eating-oriented information online Technology, body image, and disordered eating Eating-oriented online groups Using mobile technology in eating behaviors Usage of dgtl technology among people with eating disorders What healthcare professionals should know about dgtl technologies and eating disorders Technology-based prevention and treatment programs for eating disorders A potential source of discussion and debate in various fields across the social sciences, the health sciences, and psychology, Dgtl Technology, Eating Behaviors, and Eating Disorders will be especially useful to students, academics, researchers, and professionals working in the fields of eating behaviors and eating disorders.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDavid Smahel, Ph.D. is a Professor at the Faculty of Social Studies and the Faculty of Informatics, Masaryk University, Czech Republic. He is a member of the Interdisciplinary Research Team on Internet and Society (IRTIS: irtis.fss.muni.cz), which researches the social-psychological implications of the internet and technology. Current research focuses on dgtl technology and health, adolescents’ and adults’ internet use, the online risks of children and adolescents, online addictions and ICT security. He is the editor of Cyberpsychology: Journal of Psychosocial Research on Cyberspace and co-authored the book Dgtl Youth: The Role of Media in Development (Springer, 2011).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHana Machackova, Ph.D . is a postdoctoral researcher at Masaryk University, Czech Republic, where she works at the Faculty of Social Studies. She is a member of the Interdisciplinary Research Team on Internet and Society (IRTIS). Her research interests include online aggression and cyberbullying, online communities, health and dgtl technology, online participation, and self-disclosure and privacy on the internet.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMartina Smahelova, M.A. is a junior researcher at the Institute for Research on Children, Youth and Family, Faculty of Social Studies at Masaryk University, Czech Republic and a member of the Interdisciplinary Research Team on Internet and Society (IRTIS). Her main interest lies in qualitative data analysis and she studies the experiences of children and families in the context of new media, the behavior of children on the internet, and privacy and self-disclosure on the internet. She also works on research in the area of health and technologies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMichal Cevelicek, Ph.D. is a postdoctoral researcher at the Department of Psychology, Faculty of Social Studies, Masaryk University, Czech Republic. He is a member of the Center for Psychotherapy Research Brno and a member of the Interdisciplinary Research Team on Internet and Society (IRTIS). His research interests include online psychotherapy, psychotherapy integration, evidence-based case studies, the psychotherapy of medically unexplained somatic symptoms, psychotherapy case formulation, and qualitative research methodology.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCarlos Almenara, Ph.D. is a postdoctoral researcher at Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas, Peru, and the Faculty of Social Studies, Masaryk University, Czech Republic. He is a member of the Academy for Eating Disorders (AED) and a member of the Interdisciplinary Research Team on Internet and Society (IRTIS). His major research interests are body image, eating behavior, disordered eating, eating disorders, and the uses of technology for behavior change from a public health perspective.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJana Holubcikova Ph.D. is a researcher at the Department of Health Psychology at Pavol Jozef Safarik University in Kosice, Slovakia, and she cooperates with the Institute for Research of Children, Youth and Family at Masaryk University, Czech Republic. Her research is focused on the social and psycho-social determinants of adolescents’ health and health-related behavior. She is a member of the editorial board of the International Journal of Public Health.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDavid Smahel, Hana Machïckovï, Martina Smahelovï, Michal Cevelïcek, Carlos A. 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