When the virtual interferes with the real

Google translate: This research project aims to explore the effect of a type of social network (Instagram) on body image disturbances in populations with dysfunctional eating attitudes and behaviors (ACAD). The relevance of the development of this project lies in the observation of an increase in the problematic use of the internet and social networks in times of COVID-19 and its impacts on the mental health of users (Fernandes, 2020). Content shared on the mass media, often demonstrating unrealistic ideals of beauty, would be a factor causing an increase in the prevalence of individuals with a negative body image and would increase the desire to achieve a certain type of body idealized by the society (Lwin & Malik, 2012). Indeed, social media, such as Instagram, is often perceived as a risk factor, because it is oriented towards comments on physical appearance, which has the effect of increasing body dissatisfaction (Griffiths et al. ., 2018?; Sidanie et al., 2016?; Tiggeman and Barbato, 2018).In this study, this link between social media use and body image disturbances will be investigated in a population with ACAD, the latter being more likely to develop an eating disorder (ED). Indeed, ACADs have significant individual and psychological consequences and are recognized as precursors to EDs (Labossière, 2019; Turgeon et al, 2015). To date, only a few empirical studies have documented the influence of social media on body image disturbances, and none, to our knowledge, has documented this link in a population with ACAD.]