看不见的围墙:过度节食瘦身的青年女性异常人际互动行为研究

Invisible Walls:A Study on the Abnormal Interpersonal Interaction Behavior of Young Women Who Are Overly Dieting and Thinning

对于女性尤其是青年女性瘦身文化之缘由与影响,学界已进行过大量研究,但对于人际互动因素对过度节食瘦身行为的影响,以及这一行为所诱发的更严重的病理性后果仍然缺乏关注,这可能会导致更多青年女性深陷其中。通过对17位有过度节食瘦身行为的青年女性进行深度访谈,并对一个所有860位成员均有过度节食瘦身行为的新浪微博群进行非参与式观察,发现长期过度节食瘦身容易诱发“进食障碍”这一心理疾病,同时,出于戈夫曼“自我呈现”理论语境下追求理想化自我形象的心理,这类青年女性的人际互动行为往往呈现异常状态。一方面尽管渴望被理解与关注,但在日常与无过度节食行为的他者进行人际互动时,她们倾向于隐瞒其异常进食行为;另一方面,对于这类经历她们更倾向于在社交网络中与同类人群进行交流,但虚拟社区的人际互动对其身心健康恢复的作用仍然有限。

The academic community has conducted a large number of studies on the causes and effects of weight loss culture on women,especially young women.However,limited attention has been paid to the influence of interpersonal interactions on excessive dieting behaviors and the severe pathological consequences that such behaviors may induce,potentially leading more young women to engage in unhealthy weight loss practices.Through in-depth interviews with 17 young women who engage in excessive dieting behaviors and non-participant observations of a Sina Weibo group consisting of 860 members,all of whom engaged in excessive dieting for weight loss,our findings indicate that prolonged excessive dieting for weight loss can increase the risk of developing eating disorders,which are psychological illnesses.Driven by the desire to pursue an idealized self-image within the context of Goffman’s“self-presentation”theory,these young women often exhibit abnormal patterns in their interpersonal interactions.On the one hand,despite their desire for understanding and care,they tend to conceal their abnormal eating behaviors during daily interactions with others who do not engage in excessive dieting.On the other hand,they prefer to engage in conversations with similar individuals within social networks,but the impact of virtual community interactions on their physical and mental health recovery remains limited.