The Influence of Social Media Affinity on Eating Attitudes and Body Dissatisfaction in Philippine Adolescents

Purpose: This study aimed to examine the influence of social media affinity on eating attitudes and body dissatisfaction among adolescents in the Philippines. Methods: The participants were 114 junior high school students enrolled in 7th to 10th grade in Cavite Province, Philippines. The collected d...

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Published inChild health nursing research Vol. 26; no. 1; pp. 121 - 129
Main Authors Tadena, Shannen, Kang, So Ra, Kim, Shin-Jeong
Format Journal Article
LanguageKorean
Published 2020
Subjects
Eating
Attitude
Social media
Adolescent
Body dissatisfaction
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Summary:Purpose: This study aimed to examine the influence of social media affinity on eating attitudes and body dissatisfaction among adolescents in the Philippines. Methods: The participants were 114 junior high school students enrolled in 7th to 10th grade in Cavite Province, Philippines. The collected data were analyzed in SPSS, using descriptive statistics, the independent t-test, one-way analysis of variance, Pearson correlation coefficients, and stepwise multiple linear regression. Results: The factors affecting eating attitudes were body dissatisfaction (β=-.47, p<.001), social media affinity (β=.33, p<.001) and grade (10th grade) (β=-.28, p<.001), and the factors influencing body dissatisfaction were eating attitudes (β=-.65, p<.001) and social media affinity (β=.17, p=.041). Conclusion: In order to promote healthy eating attitudes and to improve body satisfaction among Philippine adolescents, educational strategies tailored to social media users will be needed.
Bibliography:KISTI1.1003/JNL.JAKO202013965596704
ISSN:2287-9110
2287-9129