Body Mass Index Perception, Body Image Dissatisfaction and Their Relations with Weight-Related Behaviors among University Students

Radwan, Hadia; Hasan, Hayder; Ismat, Haneen; Hakim, Hala; Khalid, Hiba; Al-Fityani, Leen; Mohammed, Rawand; Ayman, Alzahraa

doi:10.3390/ijerph16091541

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“…The practice of physical activity was related to higher weight and shape concern, similarly to ndings of previous research [62,[67][68][69]. Remaining physically active while staying at home for a prolonged period can pose a signi cant challenge to the mental and physical health of individuals.…”

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Association between eating behavior and quarantine/confinement stressors during the Coronavirus disease 2019 outbreak

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Background: Quarantine/confinement is an effective measure to face the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Consequently, in response to this stressful situation, people confined to their homes may change their everyday eating behavior. Therefore, the primary objective of this study is to evaluate the association between quarantine/confinement stressors and eating behavior during the COVID-19 outbreak. The secondary objective is to evaluate the association of quarantine/ confinement stressors and eating behavior amongst two groups of participants selected from the population: individuals attending diet clinics and individuals who are not attending diet clinics.Method: A cross-sectional web-based online survey carried out between April 3 and 18, 2020, enrolled 407 participants from the Lebanese population. Eating Disorder Examination – Questionnaire (EDE-Q) were used to measure the behavioral features of eating disorders. Results: More than half of the sample (53.0%) abide to the home quarantine/confinement, 95.4% were living with someone in the quarantine/confinement and 39.6% continued to work from home. Using the lower scores as reference group, higher fear of COVID-19 was found in 182 (44.8%) participants, higher boredom in 200 (49.2%) participants, higher anger in 187 (46.3%) and higher anxiety in 197 (48.5%) participants. A greater fear of COVID-19 (Beta=0.02), higher BMI (Beta=0.05), and physical activity (Beta=1.04) were significantly associated with a higher restraint score. Higher anxiety, higher fear of COVID-19, higher BMI, practicing physical exercise and higher number of adults living in the quarantine/confinement were significantly associated with a higher shape and weight concern. Conclusion: Our results showed that the fear of COVID-19 was correlated with more restraint eating, weight, and shape concern in the whole sample and more specifically in the dietitian clients group. Public health control measures are needed to define factors of eating disorders during the quarantine/confinement period related to the COVID-19 outbreak.

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“…Also, in our study, higher BMI was related to higher eating, weight, and shape concerns. Similarly, other studies had found that higher BMI is a great predictor of weight and shape concern [61][62][63][64].…”

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Association between eating behavior and quarantine/confinement stressors during the Coronavirus disease 2019 outbreak

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“…This is because females are reported to usually desire a thinner shape or smaller body size compared to males, who desire a leaner and more muscular shape or larger body size [36,37]. A recent study among university students from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) also found that a higher proportion of females were dissatisfied with their body size, whereby females desired to lose weight and preferred diet to exercise, and males desired to gain weight and preferred exercise to diet [38]. Future DE assessment may need to consider examining compulsive exercise [39] and androgenic anabolic steroid use [40], which may be more prevalent among male young adults.…”

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Comparison of Factors Associated with Disordered Eating between Male and Female Malaysian University Students

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Disordered eating is prevalent among university students, especially females. Whilst literature suggests that factors associated with disordered eating may differ according to gender, such an association has not been studied in Malaysia. This cross-sectional study aims to compare factors associated with disordered eating between male and female university students. A total of 716 university students (male: 27.4%; female: 72.6%) were recruited in Kuala Lumpur and Selangor, Malaysia. All participants completed a set of self-administered questionnaires and their body weight and height were recorded. About one in five of the university students (20.3%) were found to have disordered eating. There were more female students (22.9%) disordered eating compared to males (13.3%, χ2 = 8.16, p < 0.05). In male students (β = 0.228, p < 0.01), depressive symptoms were the only significant predictor for disordered eating. In females, the strongest predictor was depressive symptoms (β = 0.214, p < 0.001), followed by body size satisfaction (β = −0.145, p < 0.01) and body appreciation (β = −0.101, p < 0.05). These findings suggest that there are gender differences in the factors associated with disordered eating among Malaysian university students. Intervention programmes that address disordered eating should take into account these sex differences and its contributing factors.

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“…[14][15][16][17] Body image dissatisfaction reported internationally ranged from 43.9% (using Figure Rating scale) in Moroccan students, 75.49% in Brazil to 81% in UAE (58.2% and 41.8% in males and females respectively) students. [18][19][20] The difference in prevalence can due to the use of different scales/methods to assess body image perception. The difference in demographic characteristics between different regions of India and developed countries can also contribute to the wide array of results.…”

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“…Previous studies on abnormal body image perception have also mostly concluded that it is seen more in females. [20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28] However, Boutahar K did not find any gender difference in body image perception in Moroccan university students. 18 But an interesting finding to note in the present study was that males more than females had an abnormal eating attitude and felt the media pressure to attain an ideal body, the latter being statistically significant (p=0.039).…”

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Body image perception, eating attitude and influence of media among undergraduate students of medical college in Delhi: a cross sectional study

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Background: Body image perception is being shaped by unrealistic ideals portrayed in the media. Body dissatisfaction is one of the most consistent and robust risk factors for eating disorders, low self-esteem, depression, and obesity. Therefore, the objective of the current study is to ascertain the body image perception, abnormal eating attitudes and the role of media among undergraduate students of a medical college in Delhi, India.Methods: Cross-sectional study on 370 undergraduate medical students of Vardhman Mahavir Medical College and Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi, India selected using stratified random sampling. India. Students completed a self-administered questionnaire which consist of demographic information, perceived body image, Eating Attitudes test (EAT-26) to assess eating attitudes, Socio Cultural Attitude Towards Appearance Questionnaire 3(SATAQ-3) scale for the role of media on body image perception. Data was analyzed using SPSS v21.Results: A total of 370 students (57.6% males and 42.4% females) aged 17-30 years, mean age of 20.30 years±2.02(SD). Abnormal body image perception was seen in 35.4%, 21.1% had abnormal eating attitude (EAT-26≥20), 36.5%, 40.5% agreed to be influenced by models and athletic figures in media respectively, 42.2% accepted that media was their source of information regarding standards of attractiveness, 27.6% felt pressured to be attractive according to SATAQ-3. Males more than females had disordered eating attitudes and felt media pressure to achieve an ideal body image. Significant association was observed between age and perceived body image (p=0.033), gender and EAT-26 score (p=0.039), EAT 26 and perceived body image (p=0.006), general internalization of media and perceived body image (p=0.003), internalization-general, internalization-athlete, media as source of information and EAT-26 score (<0.001, 0.001, 0.003 respectively).Conclusions: The media should take more responsibility to not represent unrealistic ideals of body image concerning both males and females. Educational and preventive efforts at institutional levels should be made to promote a healthy body image and eating behaviours.

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Body Mass Index Perception, Body Image Dissatisfaction and Their Relations with Weight-Related Behaviors among University Students

Cited by 116 publications

References 41 publications

Association between eating behavior and quarantine/confinement stressors during the Coronavirus disease 2019 outbreak

Association between eating behavior and quarantine/confinement stressors during the Coronavirus disease 2019 outbreak

Comparison of Factors Associated with Disordered Eating between Male and Female Malaysian University Students

Body image perception, eating attitude and influence of media among undergraduate students of medical college in Delhi: a cross sectional study

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