Is Obesity and Body Perception Disturbance Related to Social Media Addiction among University Students?
- Resource Type
- Journal Articles
Reports - Research
- Authors
- Seda Çakmak (ORCID 0000-0002-8854-359X); Özlem Tanriöver
- Source
- Journal of American College Health. 2024 72(1):302-309.
- Subject
- Undergraduate Students
Self Concept
Obesity
Social Media
Addictive Behavior
Eating Habits
Nutrition
Food
Dietetics
Student Behavior
Student Characteristics
Correlation
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 0744-8481
1940-3208
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.