Content analysis of the impact of COVID-19 on weight and shape control behaviors and social media content of U.S. adolescents and young adults.

Autor: Schmid JC; University of Michigan, School of Public Health, United States of America., Rose KL; Boston Children's Hospital, United States of America., Hadler NL; Department of Mental Health Services, Naval Medical Center San Diego, United States of America., Amaro X; University of Michigan, School of Public Health, United States of America., Frank A; Community High School, United States of America., Wilkie E; University of Michigan, School of Public Health, United States of America., Chang T; Department of Family Medicine, Michigan Medicine, Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation, University of Michigan, United States of America., Sonneville KR; University of Michigan, School of Public Health, United States of America. Electronic address: kendrins@umich.edu.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Eating behaviors [Eat Behav] 2022 Apr; Vol. 45, pp. 101635. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 May 06.
DOI: 10.1016/j.eatbeh.2022.101635
Abstrakt: Objective: The current study examines impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on weight/shape control behaviors among adolescents and young adults in the U.S., and perceived changes to related social media content.
Method: A sample of youth (14-24 years) from MyVoice, a national text-message-based cohort, provided open-ended responses to questions on changes in eating and exercise habits due to concern about weight/shape, and social media content related to weight/shape, during the pandemic. Responses were collected using a secure online platform and analyzed using content analysis.
Results: Among respondents (n = 939/1153, response rate = 81%), 40.0% adopted behaviors for the purpose of weight/shape control during the pandemic. Nearly half (49.2%) reported seeing posts about weight/shape on social media during the pandemic.
Discussion: Findings from this study indicate that weight/shape concerns among adolescents and young adults in the U.S. may have increased due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with social media content as a potentially contributing factor.
(Copyright © 2022 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
Externí odkaz: