This study analyzed the discourse of a pro-anorexia website, prettythin.com. Narratives and posts were thematically analyzed using communication privacy management as a framework to understand the tension between revealing and concealing an eating disorder. Two themes were constructed during data analysis: (a) personal ownership and control, with the subtheme strategies for maintaining control and (b) communication choices surrounding disclosure and two subthemes, (i) seeking to fulfill needs face-to-face and (ii) positive fulfillment of needs online. Theoretical and practical contributions are addressed in terms of how communication theory can help understand people living with eating disorders. Specifically, how these individuals manage their personal information online and face-to-face and how prettythin.com provides support to men and women with eating disorders.

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通信隐私管理：在线社区揭示和隐藏饮食失调的主题分析

这项研究分析了一个厌食症网站prettythin.com的话语。对叙事和帖子进行了主题分析，使用通信隐私管理作为框架来理解揭示和掩盖饮食失调之间的张力。在数据分析过程中构建了两个主题：（a）个人所有权和控制权，以及用于保持控制权的子主题策略；（b）围绕披露的沟通选择；以及两个子主题；（i）寻求面对面满足需求；（ii） ）在线积极满足需求。在交流理论如何帮助人们理解饮食失调患者方面，对理论和实践做出了贡献。具体来说，这些人如何在线和面对面地管理其个人信息，以及如何精简。