xploring the Underpinnings of Ethnicity, Gender and Body Image as Determinants of the Eating Habits of Malaysian Youth

Body image is the subjective imagination of a person regarding the judgments of other on his body. The ideal body image can encourage someone to do things such as physical changes and other changes, namely snack consumption patterns. This is often experienced by students. This study aims to determine the relationship between perceptions of body image and snacking habits in students. The research targets were Universitas Negeri Surabaya students who were on the Ketintang campus with a sample of 100 people who had met the inclusion criteria. This study used an observational analytical study design with a cross-sectional approach. The instruments used in this study are Body Shape Questionnaire and interviews using a semi-quantitative Food Frequency Questionnaire. The result is 56% of respondents’ body image perceptions negative and 70% of respondents admit to snacking frequently. The resuts of the correlation test showed that there was no relationship between perception of body image and the respondent’s eating habits (p > 0,05). It can be concluded that most respondents are not satisfied with their body image, even though the majority of them often consume snacks every day. It is suggested that students need to get good nutrition education and learning related to body image perception in order to have a positive body image perception. Further research is needed to determine other factors that can affect the perception of body image in students.

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Body image dissatisfaction and distortion among food service workers

Revista Brasileira de Medicina do Trabalho ◽

10.5327/z1679443520200442 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 18 (1) ◽

pp. 59-65

Author(s):

Alessandra dos Santos Nazaret ◽

Priscila Moreira de Lima Pereira ◽

Ariele Edna Cristina Souza ◽

Patricia Aparecida Fontes Vieira

Keyword(s):

Body Image ◽

Weight Gain ◽

Dietary Habits ◽

Eating Habits ◽

Food Service ◽

Body Image Dissatisfaction ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Image Distortion ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Body Image Distortion

Background: People manifest a growing concern with their bodies due to health-related or esthetic reasons which contributes to increase their body dissatisfaction and distortion. Objective: To analyze weight gain, body image dissatisfaction and distortion among employees of a university restaurant in Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Methods: Cross-sectional study in which we analyzed the participants’ body weight, height and body mass index. Body image dissatisfaction and distortion were investigated with a figure scale. We administered a questionnaire to investigate weight gain and changes in dietary habits since starting in the job. Sample characteristics and factors related to body image dissatisfaction are described as frequencies and were compared by means of the χ2 test with software SPPS version 17.0. Results: We analyzed 46 employees (82.61% female) 63% of whom gained weight since starting in the job, 3.4 kg on average. Women reported having acquired poorer dietary habits. About 68.4% of the women and 75% of the men exhibited overweight. All the women (100%) and 50% of the men reported body image dissatisfaction and 76.3 and 50% respectively a desire to lose weight. We found a high prevalence of body image distortion, of 94.7% for the women and 100% for the men. Conclusion: Weight gain, changes in dietary habits, body image distortion and dissatisfaction point to the need for dietary and nutritional educational programs which promote healthy eating habits and changes in behavior relating to diet and body image.

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Effects of exercise motivations on body image and eating habits/behaviours: A systematic review

Nutrition & Dietetics ◽

10.1111/1747-0080.12575 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 77 (1) ◽

pp. 41-59 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Inês Panão ◽

Eliana V. Carraça

Keyword(s):

Systematic Review ◽

Body Image ◽

Eating Habits

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Body image dissatisfaction and health-enhancing food choices

British Food Journal ◽

10.1108/bfj-03-2018-0157 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 120 (12) ◽

pp. 2778-2792 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Francesco Bimbo ◽

Alessandro Bonanno ◽

Hans Van Trijp ◽

Rosaria Viscecchia

Keyword(s):

Body Image ◽

Negative Binomial ◽

Eating Habits ◽

Negative Binomial Regression ◽

Body Image Dissatisfaction ◽

Food Choices ◽

Small Sample ◽

Eating Behaviours ◽

Nutrition Label ◽

Content Type

PurposePsychological factors, such as body image dissatisfaction and the negative feelings associated with it may be related to the adoption of unhealthy eating behaviours. Also, body image dissatisfaction may lower the likelihood of engaging in long-term healthy eating habits and in the level of attention paid to the quality of the food consumed. As a result, body image may be related to consumers’ choice to purchase and consume health-enhancing food products. The paper aims to discuss these issues.Design/methodology/approachA pilot study of a small sample of Italian yogurt consumers was employed to explore if there is a relationship between respondents’ level of body image dissatisfaction and the number of health-enhancing yogurt choices. The data were collected by means of a virtual-shelf technique and were analysed using a negative binomial regression.FindingsResults indicate that body image dissatisfaction is inversely related to the number of yogurt packages with health-enhancing features chosen from the virtual shelf. Also, respondents who read the nutrition label and those with more knowledge regarding leading functional yogurt brands, selected a higher number of functional yogurts from the virtual shelf compared, especially among women.Research limitations/implicationsThe results indicate that body image dissatisfaction is inversely related to the number of yogurt packages with health-enhancing features chosen from the virtual shelf. Also, respondents who read the nutrition label and those with more knowledge regarding leading health-enhancing yogurt brands selected a higher number of health-enhancing yogurts options from the virtual shelf compared to others, especially among women.Originality/valueThe relationship between body image dissatisfaction and health-enhancing food choices has not been investigated in the consumer science and marketing literature. Additionally, this is one of the few papers that use a virtual shelf as a data-collection method.

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Are Guys and Gals Different? A Look at Eating Habits and Body Image Perceptions in College Students

Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics ◽

10.1016/j.jand.2013.06.061 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 113 (9) ◽

pp. A22

Author(s):

W.J. Yen ◽

K. Esslinger ◽

D.L. Dixon

Keyword(s):

College Students ◽

Body Image ◽

Eating Habits

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Analysis of Body Perception, Preworkout Meal Habits and Bone Resorption in Child Gymnasts

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph18042184 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 18 (4) ◽

pp. 2184

Author(s):

Alessandra Amato ◽

Patrizia Proia ◽

Gaetano Felice Caldara ◽

Angelina Alongi ◽

Vincenzo Ferrantelli ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Body Image ◽

Bone Resorption ◽

Eating Habits ◽

The Body ◽

Image Perception ◽

Body Image Perception ◽

Beneficial Effects ◽

Body Self ◽

Inadequate Nutrition ◽

Collagen Type 1

The beneficial effects of physical activity on body image perception and bone are debated among artistic gymnasts. Gymnasts seem to be at greater risk of developing body dissatisfaction, eating disorders and osteoporosis due to inadequate nutrition and attention to the appearance of the body. The objective of this work was to investigate the association between the artistic gymnast and a more favorable body image compared to their sedentary peers and if a preworkout high-carbohydrate meal (HCM; 300 kcal, 88% carbohydrates, 9% protein, 3% fat) or high-protein meal (HPM; 300 kcal, 55% carbohydrates, 31% protein, 13% fat) is able to attenuate bone resorption in young rhythmic gymnasts. Twenty-eight preadolescent female gymnasts were examined. Self-esteem tests were used to analyze body image perception. Preworkout eating habits were examined by short food frequency questions (FFQ) validated for children. The biomarker of the bone resorption C-terminal telopeptide region of collagen type 1 (CTX) was measured in the urine (fasting, postmeal and postworkout). Gymnasts reported higher satisfaction with their body appearance compared to sedentary peers. Of the gymnasts, 30% did not have a preworkout meal regularly, and the timing of the consumption was variable. Bone resorption was decreased by the HCM, consumed 90 min before the training, with respect to the HPM. The study suggests that playing artistic gymnastics is associated with a positive body self-perception in a child. The variability in preworkout meal frequency and timing need attention to prevent inadequate eating habits in light of the ability of the HCM to reduce acute bone resorption.

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Association between Body Image Dissatisfaction and Self-Rated Health, as Mediated by Physical Activity and Eating Habits: Structural Equation Modelling in ELSA-Brasil

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph15040790 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 15 (4) ◽

pp. 790 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Patricia de Oliveira da Silva ◽

Joanna Miguez Nery Guimarães ◽

Rosane Härter Griep ◽

Enirtes Caetano Prates Melo ◽

Sheila Maria Alvim Matos ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Body Image ◽

Structural Equation Modelling ◽

Structural Equation ◽

Eating Habits ◽

Body Image Dissatisfaction ◽

Self Rated Health ◽

Equation Modelling

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Adolescents report television characters do not influence their self‐perceptions of body image, weight, clothing choices or food habits

Young Consumers Insight and Ideas for Responsible Marketers ◽

10.1108/17473610810879693 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 9 (2) ◽

pp. 121-130 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Donna Winham ◽

Jeffrey S. Hampl

Keyword(s):

High School ◽

Body Image ◽

High School Students ◽

Eating Habits ◽

Television Programs ◽

School Students ◽

Convenience Sample ◽

Content Type ◽

Television Media ◽

Television Characters

PurposeSocial cognitive theory (SCT) suggests that the observation of role models prompts the formation of beliefs that will govern future behaviors. The paper's objective is to explore the perceived influence of television media on feelings about eating habits, body image, clothing styles, and physical attractiveness attributes by high schools students in terms of SCT.Design/methodology/approachData on attitudes and perceptions were collected using an online survey of a convenience sample of high school students (n=467) to determine influence of television media characters on behaviors.FindingsThe results of this survey suggest that high school students do not indiscriminately model behaviors depicted by television programs, but may selectively incorporate some views that fit with their reality such as the importance of attractiveness in romantic partners, but not influences of clothing styles or eating habits.Research limitations/implicationsRecognition of the fictional quality of television characters does not refute that they have influence on the high school respondents, but it does suggest some degree of cognitive recognition about the lack of reality of television characters. The convenience sample of adolescents may be more media‐savvy than others because of associations with high‐school journalism programs.Originality/valueHigh school students do not indiscriminately model behaviors depicted by television programs, but may selectively incorporate some views that fit with their reality in accordance with SCT.

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