Is obesity and body perception disturbance related to social media addiction among university students?
Journal of American College Health, cilt.72, sa.1, ss.302-309, 2024 (SSCI, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 72 Sayı: 1
- Basım Tarihi: 2024
- Doi Numarası: 10.1080/07448481.2022.2034832
- Dergi Adı: Journal of American College Health
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.302-309
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Body perception, internet, obesity, social media addiction
- Maltepe Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
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.