Body image dissatisfaction, physical activity and screen-time in Spanish adolescents
Añez E, Fornieles-Deu A, Fauquet-Ars J, López-Guimerà G, Puntí-Vidal J, Sánchez-Carracedo D
Journal of health psychology · 60 citations
How it was studied
- Design
- Cross-sectional study (indexed by PubMed)
- Studied in
- People
- Main outcome
- Health markers and function
Who paid for it
- Funding
- Independent funding
- Government
- Ministry of Science – Innovation of the Spanish Government
Based on 1 listed funder(s).
Publication
- Published
- 2016-08-24 · J Health Psychol · vol. 23 · issue 1 · pp. 36–47
- Publisher
- SAGE Publishing
- Cited
- 112 citations · more than 96% of similar papers · 6.5× the field average
- Impact
- Top 10% most cited in its field
- References
- 64 works
- Access
- Open access (repository copy) · PUBLIC-DOMAIN
- Research areas
- Eating Disorders and Behaviors · Consumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and Identification · Impact of Technology on Adolescents
- Keywords
- body dissatisfaction, physical activity, screen time, computational time, adolescents, mass media, homework, gender differences, Spanish adolescents
- MeSH
- humans, body weight, body height, exercise, cross-sectional studies, body image, time factors, students, leisure activities, internet, adolescent, spain, female, male, social media
6 authors
From ES
- Elizabeth V. Añez · correspondingUniversitat Autònoma de Barcelona
- Albert Fornieles-DeuUniversitat Autònoma de Barcelona
- Jordi FauquetUniversitat Autònoma de Barcelona; Municipal Institute for Medical Research; Hospital del Mar Research Institute
- Gemma López‐GuimeràUniversitat Autònoma de Barcelona
- Joaquim Puntí‐VidalCorporació Sanitària Parc Taulí
- David Sánchez‐CarracedoUniversitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Abstract
This cross-sectional study contributes to the literature on whether body dissatisfaction is a barrier/facilitator to engaging in physical activity and to investigate the impact of mass-media messages via computer-time on body dissatisfaction. High-school students ( N = 1501) reported their physical activity, computer-time (homework/leisure) and body dissatisfaction. Researchers measured students' weight and height. Analyses revealed that body dissatisfaction was negatively associated with physical activity on both genders, whereas computer-time was associated only with girls' body dissatisfaction. Specifically, as computer-homework increased, body dissatisfaction decreased; as computer-leisure increased, body dissatisfaction increased. Weight-related interventions should improve body image and physical activity simultaneously, while critical consumption of mass-media interventions should include a computer component.
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