Are Fitbits implicated in body image concerns and disordered eating in women?

Megan GittusMatthew Fuller-TyszkiewiczHaley E BrownBen RichardsonDaniel B FassnachtGeorgina R LennardElise HollandIsabel Krug

Published in: Health psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association (2020)

Our study failed to link fitness self-tracking to body dissatisfaction and DE, at least in the early stages of use. Future research directions regarding alternative pathways through which self-tracking devices may exert negative influences are discussed. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2020 APA, all rights reserved).

Keyphrases

physical activity
body composition
polycystic ovary syndrome
current status
weight loss
emergency department
type diabetes
metabolic syndrome
pregnant women
adipose tissue
skeletal muscle
electronic health record