Influencia de las redes sociales en estudiantes diagnosticados con anorexia y bulimia nerviosa de una universidad privada de Quito, 2021-2022

Abstract

The present work is under the title of "the influence of social networks on students diagnosed with anorexia and bulimia nervosa at a private university in Quito, 2021-2022". Which aimed to establish the influence of the consumption of social networks in eating disorders (anorexia and bulimia) and the perception of the concept of beauty of university students of a private university in the city of Quito-Ecuador during the period 2021-2022. The research design is of an explanatory type, which had a research development from a qualitative approach, and maintained a phenomenological scope, there was a sample of 8 study people who met the criteria of having been previously diagnosed with some type of eating disorder, who were subjected to a semi-structured interview, since it sought to determine the influence of the constant use of social networks. At the end of the investigation, the results obtained were that it was possible to determine how beauty stereotypes in society generate certain eating habits, thus making the diagnosed condition chronic and the influence that social networks have on the nutritional condition. For this reason, it was possible to elucidate how young university students feel influenced and pressured by the content they follow on social networks, since it provides them with standards to follow and the possibility of fitting into body stereotypes.