Social media use as a predictor of higher body mass index in persons living with HIV

AIDS Care ◽  
2020 ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Rebecca Schnall ◽  
Tiffany Porras ◽  
Rita Musanti ◽  
Kimberly Adams Tufts ◽  
Elizabeth Sefcik ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Media Use ◽  
Social Media Use ◽  
Persons Living With Hiv ◽  
Living With Hiv

scholarly journals Does Body Mass Index Influence Social Media Use? An Exploration of Social Media Use in College Students (P04-009-19)

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (Supplement_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Padideh Haddadian ◽  
Catherine Coccia
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Body Image ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Social Desirability ◽  
Media Use ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Social Media Use ◽  
Social Media Platforms ◽  
Dietetic Students

Abstract Objectives To examine the relationship between college dietetic students’ body mass index (BMI), body image, social desirability and social media use. Methods This study is a secondary data analysis. The study population consisted of 42 male and female nutrition and dietetic students at a large southeastern University. The demographics of the students were 70.7% White, 17.1% Black, 9.8% Asian, 2.4% American Indian and 46.3% identified as Hispanic. The sample included 41.4% undergraduate and 58.5% graduate students. Descriptive statistics, analysis of variance (ANOVA) and general linear regression was conducted using SPSSv20. Results Regression analysis indicated that social desirability (t = −2.23, P = .03) and BMI category (t = −2.18, P = .04) were both negatively related to the number of social media platforms students participated in. Body image had no relationship with the number of platforms students engaged with (t = −.301, P = .765). However, number of hours spent on social media platforms increased as BMI categorization increased [F = 3.654, P = 0.22]. Conclusions Student BMI and social desirability were related to the number of social media platforms students engage in and the amount of time they spend posting information online. Future studies are needed to further examine the role body image, BMI and social desirability play in student online behavior. Funding Sources Private.

Sex differences in the relationship between social media use, short sleep duration, and body mass index among adolescents

Sleep Health ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (5) ◽  
pp. 601-608
Author(s):  
Hugues Sampasa-Kanyinga ◽  
Ian Colman ◽  
Gary S. Goldfield ◽  
Hayley A. Hamilton ◽  
Jean-Philippe Chaput
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Sex Differences ◽  
Sleep Duration ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Media Use ◽  
Short Sleep Duration ◽  
Social Media Use ◽  
Short Sleep ◽  
The Relationship

scholarly journals Impact of increasing social media use on sitting time and body mass index

2016 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 91-95 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephanie Alley ◽  
Pauline Wellens ◽  
Stephanie Schoeppe ◽  
Hein de Vries ◽  
Amanda L. Rebar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Media Use ◽  
Sitting Time ◽  
Social Media Use

scholarly journals Associations Between Social Support and Social Media Use Among Young Adult Cisgender MSM and Transgender Women Living With HIV

2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (5) ◽  
pp. 705-715
Author(s):  
Donald R. Gerke ◽  
Mary M. Step ◽  
Dennis Rünger ◽  
Jesse B. Fletcher ◽  
Ronald A. Brooks ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Media Use ◽  
Social Media Use ◽  
Women Living With Hiv ◽  
Social Media Platforms ◽  
Trans Women ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Use Of Social Media ◽  
Living With Hiv

Social media platforms offer the opportunity to develop online social networks. Use of these platforms has been particularly attractive to younger sexual and gender minority individuals as well as those living with HIV. This cross-sectional study examined the perceived level of social support and associations with social media use among youth and young adult cisgender men who have sex with men (MSM) and transgender (trans) women living with HIV and examined these associations by gender identity. The study drew from baseline data collected from 612 cisgender MSM and 162 trans women enrolling in one of 10 demonstration sites that were part of a Health Resources and Services Administration Special Projects of National Significance initiative. The individual projects were designed to evaluate the potential for social media/mobile technology–based interventions to improve retention in care and HIV health outcomes. The data used in this study came from baseline surveys completed when participants enrolled in a site between October 2016 and May 2018. Results demonstrated that a significantly greater proportion of MSM than trans women participants reported the use of social media platforms (e.g., Facebook: MSM = 86%, trans women = 62%; Instagram: MSM = 65%, trans women = 35%). Furthermore, increased social media use improved perceptions of social support only among MSM participants (direct adjusted OR = 1.49) and not trans women participants (gender identity interaction term adjusted OR = 0.64). These results revealed that MSM participants perceived greater social benefit from the use of social media platforms than trans women, which could be a result of generalized online transphobia experienced by trans women. More nuanced data on various social media platforms, that is, anonymous versus profile-based, and group differences, are needed to better understand how social media platforms can be best utilized to optimize health care outcomes among sexual and gender minority youth and young adults living with HIV.

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