Body image dissatisfaction, physical activity and screen-time in Spanish adolescents
This cross-sectional study contributes to the literature on whether body dissatisfaction (BD) is a barrier/ facilitator to engaging in physical activity (PA), and to investigate the impact of mass-media messages via computer-time on BD. High-school students (N=1501), reported their PA, computer-time...
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| Tipo de documento: | Artigo |
| Data de publicação: | 2016 |
| País: | España |
| Recursos: | Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona |
| Repositório: | Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB |
| Idioma: | Inglês |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ddd.uab.cat:165775 |
| Acesso em linha: | https://ddd.uab.cat/record/165775 https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.1177/1359105316664134 |
| Nível de acesso: | Acesso aberto |
| Palavra-chave: | Adolescents Imatge corporal en l'adolescència Esports Sedentary behaviour Body image Physical activity Social media |
| Resumo: | This cross-sectional study contributes to the literature on whether body dissatisfaction (BD) is a barrier/ facilitator to engaging in physical activity (PA), and to investigate the impact of mass-media messages via computer-time on BD. High-school students (N=1501), reported their PA, computer-time (homework/leisure), and BD. Researchers measured students'weight and height. Analyses revealed that BD was negatively associated with PA, on both genders; whereas computer-time was associated only with girls' BD. Specifically, as computer-homework increased, BD decreased; as computer-leisure increased, BD increased. Weight-related interventions should improve body image and PA simultaneously, whilst critical consumption of mass-media interventions should include a computer component. |
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