The relationship between body dissatisfaction, lifestyle, and nutritional status among university students in Southern China
Abstract Background In recent years, obesity in early adulthood has become an urgent global public health concern. Body dissatisfaction may have adverse effects on lifestyle habits, leading to obesity. However, research on nutritional status and body dissatisfaction among Chinese young adults is sti...
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| description | Abstract Background In recent years, obesity in early adulthood has become an urgent global public health concern. Body dissatisfaction may have adverse effects on lifestyle habits, leading to obesity. However, research on nutritional status and body dissatisfaction among Chinese young adults is still insufficient. Therefore, this study aimed to analyze the relationship between body dissatisfaction, dietary habits, physical activity, and nutritional status among university students. In addition, we explored the feasibility of improving university students’ nutritional status by improving the levels of body dissatisfaction. Methods This study was conducted in Ganzhou City, Jiangxi Province, China, at a randomly selected university. All 1900 undergraduate students volunteered to participate and signed the consent form. Students were required to completed anthropometric measurements and three questionnaires, which included the Physical Activity Rating Scale-3 (PARS-3), Chinese version of the Dutch Dietary Behavior Questionnaire (C-DEBQ), and Body Dissatisfaction. Of these, 1714 students (age: 18–24 years; men: 933, women: 781) with complete and valid data were included. Results Higher obesity levels were observed in men compared to women (p<0.01). Meanwhile, body dissatisfaction was higher in women compared to men (p<0.01). Overeating and insufficient physical activity were more problematic in women compared to in men (p<0.01). Multiple regression analyses were conducted separately, with BMI and body dissatisfaction as the dependent variables. Body dissatisfaction (β=0.72, p<0.01), muscle mass (β=0.33, p<0.01), emotional eating score (β=0.05, p<0.01), sex (β=-0.05, p<0.05) and physical activity (β=-0.04, p<0.05) score were significant predictors of obesity. Furthermore, Muscle mass (β=0.61, p<0.01), sex (β=0.54, p<0.01), restrained eating score (β=0.25, p<0.01), physical activity score (β=-0.20, p<0.01) and emotional eating score (β=0.08, p<0.01) were significant predictors of body dissatisfaction. Conclusion The data presented in this study highlight the impact of university students’ body dissatisfaction in China on physical activity deficiency and overeating, discovering that reducing body dissatisfaction has great potential for preventing obesity. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-de7c877e9a0a4138ac83e636454452442023-11-26T13:56:27ZengBMCBMC Psychiatry1471-244X2023-09-012311810.1186/s12888-023-05215-8The relationship between body dissatisfaction, lifestyle, and nutritional status among university students in Southern ChinaMing Hao0Juan Yang1Shiliang Xu2Wenjing Yan3Hongfei Yu4Qi Wang5School of Public Health and Health Management, Gannan Medical UniversityDepartment of Rehabilitation Medicine, Ganzhou People’s HospitalCollege of Electronics and Information Engineering, Liaoning Institute of Science and TechnologyKey Laboratory of Prevention and Treatment of Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Diseases, Ministry of Education, Gannan Medical University, Ganzhou School of Public Health and Health Management, Gannan Medical UniversitySchool of Public Health and Health Management, Gannan Medical UniversityAbstract Background In recent years, obesity in early adulthood has become an urgent global public health concern. Body dissatisfaction may have adverse effects on lifestyle habits, leading to obesity. However, research on nutritional status and body dissatisfaction among Chinese young adults is still insufficient. Therefore, this study aimed to analyze the relationship between body dissatisfaction, dietary habits, physical activity, and nutritional status among university students. In addition, we explored the feasibility of improving university students’ nutritional status by improving the levels of body dissatisfaction. Methods This study was conducted in Ganzhou City, Jiangxi Province, China, at a randomly selected university. All 1900 undergraduate students volunteered to participate and signed the consent form. Students were required to completed anthropometric measurements and three questionnaires, which included the Physical Activity Rating Scale-3 (PARS-3), Chinese version of the Dutch Dietary Behavior Questionnaire (C-DEBQ), and Body Dissatisfaction. Of these, 1714 students (age: 18–24 years; men: 933, women: 781) with complete and valid data were included. Results Higher obesity levels were observed in men compared to women (p<0.01). Meanwhile, body dissatisfaction was higher in women compared to men (p<0.01). Overeating and insufficient physical activity were more problematic in women compared to in men (p<0.01). Multiple regression analyses were conducted separately, with BMI and body dissatisfaction as the dependent variables. Body dissatisfaction (β=0.72, p<0.01), muscle mass (β=0.33, p<0.01), emotional eating score (β=0.05, p<0.01), sex (β=-0.05, p<0.05) and physical activity (β=-0.04, p<0.05) score were significant predictors of obesity. Furthermore, Muscle mass (β=0.61, p<0.01), sex (β=0.54, p<0.01), restrained eating score (β=0.25, p<0.01), physical activity score (β=-0.20, p<0.01) and emotional eating score (β=0.08, p<0.01) were significant predictors of body dissatisfaction. Conclusion The data presented in this study highlight the impact of university students’ body dissatisfaction in China on physical activity deficiency and overeating, discovering that reducing body dissatisfaction has great potential for preventing obesity.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-023-05215-8Body dissatisfactionLifestyleNutritional statusUniversity studentsChina |
| spellingShingle | Ming Hao Juan Yang Shiliang Xu Wenjing Yan Hongfei Yu Qi Wang The relationship between body dissatisfaction, lifestyle, and nutritional status among university students in Southern China BMC Psychiatry Body dissatisfaction Lifestyle Nutritional status University students China |
| title | The relationship between body dissatisfaction, lifestyle, and nutritional status among university students in Southern China |
| title_full | The relationship between body dissatisfaction, lifestyle, and nutritional status among university students in Southern China |
| title_fullStr | The relationship between body dissatisfaction, lifestyle, and nutritional status among university students in Southern China |
| title_full_unstemmed | The relationship between body dissatisfaction, lifestyle, and nutritional status among university students in Southern China |
| title_short | The relationship between body dissatisfaction, lifestyle, and nutritional status among university students in Southern China |
| title_sort | relationship between body dissatisfaction lifestyle and nutritional status among university students in southern china |
| topic | Body dissatisfaction Lifestyle Nutritional status University students China |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-023-05215-8 |
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