Recalling Perceptions, Emotions, Behaviours, and Changes in Weight Status Among University Students After the Pandemic Experience.
Background/Objectives: Overweight and obesity continue to increase globally, a trend that has been exacerbated by the pandemic. This retrospective study examines the impact of suspending sports activities during the pandemic on the physical and psychological well-being of young Italian adults engage...
| Publicado en: | Nutrients Vol. 17; no. 19; pp. 3132 - 3148 |
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=188682701&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 188682701 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 20726643 B0TT jtl: Nutrients issn: 20726643 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Oct2025 vid: 17 iid: 19 pid: 97109 pub: MDPI artinfo: ui: 188682701 188682701 188682701 10.3390/nu17193132 188682701 ppf: 3132 ppct: 16 formats: tig: atl: Recalling Perceptions, Emotions, Behaviours, and Changes in Weight Status Among University Students After the Pandemic Experience. aug: au: Zaccagni, Luciana Toselli, Stefania Gualdi-Russo, Emanuela affil: Department of Neuroscience and Rehabilitation, Faculty of Medicine, Pharmacy and Prevention, University of Ferrara, 44121 Ferrara, Italy sug: subj: Students, College Psychosocial Factors COVID-19 Pandemic Psychosocial Factors Student Attitudes Evaluation Emotions Evaluation Sedentary Behavior Evaluation Body Weight Changes Evaluation Sex Factors Evaluation Sports Psychosocial Factors Nutritional Status Body Mass Index Italy Human Female Male Adult Retrospective Design Health Status Psychological Well-Being Life Style Cross Sectional Studies Questionnaires Program Evaluation Student Experiences Evaluation Physical Activity Body Weight Habits Health Behavior Multiple Regression Multivariate Analysis Stay-at-Home Orders Sports Science Descriptive Statistics Colleges and Universities Summated Rating Scaling Anthropometry Insomnia Screen Time Beverages Mental Health Random Sample Chi Square Test One-Way Analysis of Variance Post Hoc Analysis Data Analysis Software Adult: 19-44 years Female Male ab: Background/Objectives: Overweight and obesity continue to increase globally, a trend that has been exacerbated by the pandemic. This retrospective study examines the impact of suspending sports activities during the pandemic on the physical and psychological well-being of young Italian adults engaged in sports, paying particular attention to their nutritional status. In particular, the study focused on sex-related differences in perceptions, lifestyle, and body mass index (BMI) changes. Methods: A cross-sectional online survey was conducted among 515 students enrolled in the Sport Sciences program. All the students were aged 18 years or older. Participants completed an 18-item questionnaire assessing their experiences during the pandemic on a five-point Likert scale and retrospectively reported changes in physical activity and body weight. Results: Overall, 38.3% of males and 43% of females reported that restrictions negatively affected their lives, with notable differences emerging in habits, behaviors, and perceptions between sexes. Multivariate regression analysis showed that current BMI was influenced by anthropometric characteristics and variables related to lockdown experiences, in both sexes. Conclusions: The current BMI of examined students was significantly influenced by changes in weight status during the pandemic, resulting from an increased sedentary lifestyle and changes in eating habits, especially among males. These findings highlight that the pandemic differentially affected the lifestyles and perceptions of physically active young adults, with sex-specific consequences for mental and physical health. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: questionnaire/scale research tables/charts Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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