Is health behavior among university students determined by actual body shape or by body image? A European study
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Is health behavior among university students determined by actual body shape or by body image? A European study. / Brandão, Maria Piedade; Romani, Annettte Quinto; Sudzina, Frantitsek; Bo, Inger Glavind; Mikkelsen, Bent Egberg.
I: Work, Bind 70, Nr. 3, 2021, s. 937-944.Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › fagfællebedømt
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T1 - Is health behavior among university students determined by actual body shape or by body image? A European study
AU - Brandão, Maria Piedade
AU - Romani, Annettte Quinto
AU - Sudzina, Frantitsek
AU - Bo, Inger Glavind
AU - Mikkelsen, Bent Egberg
PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - BACKGROUND: Appropriate body image self-perceptions provide a good help to increase the feeling of personal well-being, thus having an important impact on health. Universities, having an important role in shaping of the future workers, represent an important setting to approach health issues. OBJECTIVE: This study determined to what extent different types of students in higher education (four categories of students were created: "self-secure", "perfect", "destructive" and "apologetic") are likely to adopt different health risk behaviors. METHODS: A cross-sectional study in a sample of students from five European Universities in the 2016/2017 academic year was conducted. Based on the combination of body image perception and body mass index, four types of students were identified: "self-secure" (overweight students with a good self-esteem); "perfect" (underweight students with a good self-esteem); "destructive" (overweight students with a poor self-esteem); "apologetic" (underweight students with a poor self-esteem). RESULTS: The study reveals that the defined types of students differed in terms of risk behavior. When the control was included, the "self-secure" student type had a reduced likelihood of being on a diet (22.3%) and physically active (17.8%) than other students (p < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS: The results of this paper raise concerns about the future because the body dissatisfaction of the college student could be a big impact in long term whether at collective, personally or even professionally.
AB - BACKGROUND: Appropriate body image self-perceptions provide a good help to increase the feeling of personal well-being, thus having an important impact on health. Universities, having an important role in shaping of the future workers, represent an important setting to approach health issues. OBJECTIVE: This study determined to what extent different types of students in higher education (four categories of students were created: "self-secure", "perfect", "destructive" and "apologetic") are likely to adopt different health risk behaviors. METHODS: A cross-sectional study in a sample of students from five European Universities in the 2016/2017 academic year was conducted. Based on the combination of body image perception and body mass index, four types of students were identified: "self-secure" (overweight students with a good self-esteem); "perfect" (underweight students with a good self-esteem); "destructive" (overweight students with a poor self-esteem); "apologetic" (underweight students with a poor self-esteem). RESULTS: The study reveals that the defined types of students differed in terms of risk behavior. When the control was included, the "self-secure" student type had a reduced likelihood of being on a diet (22.3%) and physically active (17.8%) than other students (p < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS: The results of this paper raise concerns about the future because the body dissatisfaction of the college student could be a big impact in long term whether at collective, personally or even professionally.
KW - graduate education
KW - health risk behaviors
KW - Lifestyle
KW - self-perception
U2 - 10.3233/WOR-213613
DO - 10.3233/WOR-213613
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 34744040
VL - 70
SP - 937
EP - 944
JO - Work: A Journal of Prevention, Assessment & Rehabilitation
JF - Work: A Journal of Prevention, Assessment & Rehabilitation
SN - 1051-9815
IS - 3
ER -
ID: 287114467