Longitudinal evolution of physical activity type and eating and weight concerns among adolescents.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To provide a prospective 2 year follow-up of a previously enrolled adolescent high school sample, regarding body image and eating concerns, and patterns of sports type and physical activity.

Methods

Sports type, weekly time devoted to it, and psychopathological self-reports (Eating Disorders Examination Questionnaire 6.0, Body Uneasiness Test, and Muscle Dysmorphia Disorder Inventory) were evaluated longitudinally in a general population sample enrolled in a previous study, testing prospective variations in an observational setting.

Results

At follow-up, girls expressed increased dietary restraint and body uneasiness as compared to baseline, whereas boys expressed increased body uneasiness-and specifically in the avoidance, depersonalisation and compulsive sel

SUBMITTER: D'Anna G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11604738 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature