Exploring Abnormal Behavior Patterns of Online Users With Emotional Eating Behavior: Topic Modeling Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Emotional eating (EE) is one of the most significant symptoms of various eating disorders. It has been difficult to collect a large amount of behavioral data on EE; therefore, only partial studies of this symptom have been conducted. To provide adequate support for online social media users with symptoms of EE, we must understand their behavior patterns to design a sophisticated personalized support system (PSS).

Objective

This study aimed to analyze the behavior patterns of emotional eaters as the first step to designing a personalized intervention system.

Methods

The machine learning (ML) framework and Latent Dirichlet Allocation (LDA) topic modeling tool were used to collect and analyze behavioral data on EE. Data from a subcommunity of Reddit, /r/loseit

SUBMITTER: Hwang Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7157499 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature