Body image dissatisfaction, physical activity and screen-time in Spanish adolescents
Añez, Elizabeth (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Psicologia Clínica i de la Salut)
Fornieles Deu, Albert (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Psicobiologia i de Metodologia de Ciències de la Salut)
Fauquet Ars, Jordi (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Psicobiologia i de Metodologia de Ciències de la Salut)
López-Guimerà, Gemma (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Psicologia Clínica i de la Salut)
Puntí Vidal, Joaquim (Parc Taulí Hospital Universitari. Institut d'Investigació i Innovació Parc Taulí (I3PT))
Sánchez Carracedo, David (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Psicologia Clínica i de la Salut)

Date:	2016
Abstract:	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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Language:	Anglès
Document:	Article ; recerca ; Versió sotmesa a revisió
Subject:	Adolescents ; Psicologia ; Imatge corporal en l'adolescència ; Esports ; Aspectes psicològics ; Sedentary behaviour ; Body image ; Physical activity ; Social media
Published in:	Journal of health psychology, Núm. 24 (August 2016) , p. 1-12, ISSN 1461-7277

DOI: 10.1177/1359105316664134
PMID: 27557652

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