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Seda Çakmak; Özlem Tanriöver – Journal of American College Health, 2024
Objective: The use of social networks has grown substantially over the past few years and especially during COVID-19. This study aims to investigate the possible relationship between social media addiction and obesity which may lead to disturbed body perception in university students. Participants: A total of 250 undergraduates participated.…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Self Concept, Obesity, Social Media
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Köse, Hüseyin; Özgen, Caner – African Educational Research Journal, 2020
Researches have revealed that most of the university age male individuals are not satisfied with their body image and prefer a more muscular body. This has revealed the accepted phenomena in mental illness classifications such as exercise dependence and eating disorder. In line with this information, the main purpose of the research is to examine…
Descriptors: College Students, Addictive Behavior, Exercise, Physical Fitness
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González-Valero, Gabriel; Ubago-Jiménez, José Luis; Zurita-Ortega, Félix; Chacón-Cuberos, Ramón; Castro-Sánchez, Manuel; Puertas-Molero, Pilar – Education Sciences, 2018
The creation of healthy habits and lifestyles is fundamental in the educational field and for acquiring adequate health levels that will prevail in adulthood. The aim of this study was to determine the characteristics and correlations between the level of practice of physical activity, adherence to the Mediterranean diet (MD), body mass index…
Descriptors: Eating Habits, Life Style, Body Composition, Body Height