Gender Differences in Body Image, Body Mass Index and Dietary Intake among University Students.
Body image dissatisfaction has shown to play a role in weight control and leads to an imbalance of energy and nutrient intakes. This study aims to determine gender differences in body image and its association with Body Mass Index (BMI) and dietary intakes among university students. A total of 100 u...
| Publicado en: | Pertanika Journal of Social Sciences & Humanities Vol. 28; no. 3; pp. 2213 - 2239 |
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Universiti Putra Malaysia
Sep2020
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=hlh&AN=187044806&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: hlh uiTerm: 187044806 longDbName: Humanities International Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: jinfo: jid: 01287702 TKQ jtl: Pertanika Journal of Social Sciences & Humanities issn: 01287702 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Sep2020 vid: 28 iid: 3 pid: 20751 pub: Universiti Putra Malaysia artinfo: ui: 187044806 ppf: 2213 ppct: 26 formats: fmt: @attributes: type: P size: 5MB tig: atl: Gender Differences in Body Image, Body Mass Index and Dietary Intake among University Students. aug: au: Yi Ling Lee Shi-Hui Cheng affil: School of Biosciences, University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus, Jalan Broga, 43500 Semenyih, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia su: Body mass index Gender differences (Psychology) Body image Disease prevalence Statistics sug: subj: Body mass index Gender differences (Psychology) Body image Disease prevalence Statistics keyword: Body image dissatisfactions body image perceptions body mass index dietary intakes university students ab: Body image dissatisfaction has shown to play a role in weight control and leads to an imbalance of energy and nutrient intakes. This study aims to determine gender differences in body image and its association with Body Mass Index (BMI) and dietary intakes among university students. A total of 100 university students were recruited. Body image was assessed by Body Shape Questionnaire and Figure Rating Scale. Dietary intake was assessed by meal practices and 3 days of dietary recall. All statistical data were analysed by SPSS. About 80% of females wished to be thinner and 28% of males wished to be fatter. The prevalence of body image dissatisfaction in this study was 89%. Participants who were dissatisfied with their body image had a significantly higher body image concern (mean score 82.24 ± 27.17) than body image satisfied group (59.64 ± 13.28). There was a significant positive correlation between BMI and body shape questionnaire score (r = 0.306; p = 0.002). The mean BMI in the body image dissatisfied group (22.07 ± 3.53 kg/m²) was significantly higher than the satisfied group (20.97 ± 1.27 kg/m²). Females who had body image dissatisfaction seldom snack whereas females who had satisfied body image always snack in between meals. There were gender differences in energy and nutrient intakes. Majority of the students did not meet the Malaysian Recommended Nutrient Intakes (RNI). The findings highlight the need for nutrition interventions with a focus on weight management and healthy eating patterns to promote positive body image among university students. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: Article src: R language: English refInfo: copyright: @attributes: flag: Y custom: Copyright of Pertanika Journal of Social Sciences & Humanities is the property of Universiti Putra Malaysia and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites without the copyright holder's express written permission. Additionally, content may not be used with any artificial intelligence tools or machine learning technologies. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. item: Pertanika Journal of Social Sciences & Humanities holder: Universiti Putra Malaysia dt: @attributes: year: 2020 holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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