Çakmak S, Tanrıöver Ö. Is obesity and body perception disturbance related to social media addiction among university students?
JOURNAL OF AMERICAN COLLEGE HEALTH : J OF ACH 2024;
72:302-309. [PMID:
35157558 DOI:
10.1080/07448481.2022.2034832]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2020] [Revised: 11/02/2021] [Accepted: 11/28/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
Abstract
Objective The use of social networks has grown substantially over the past few years and especially during COVID-19. This study aims to investigate the possible relationship between social media addiction and obesity which may lead to disturbed body perception in university students.Participants: A total of 250 undergraduates participated.Results: Social media addiction depends on the number of years of social media use, meal skipping, and increased frequency of fast food consumption. There was a significant relationship between fast-food consumption frequency and body perception. No significant relationship was found between BMI and SMAS while there was a significant relationship between SMAS and body perception.Conclusion: The findings support, social media addiction may lead to increased risk factors for obesity and as a consequence impair body perception in young adults.
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