Assessing the Relationship between Body Image Satisfaction and Physical Activity in Italian Adolescents: A Cross-Sectional Investigation

Children, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 11(7), P. 818 - 818

Published: July 3, 2024

Background: Body image perception can significantly influence various aspects of adolescent lives. The study analyzed the relationship between body satisfaction and sports participation in adolescents, examining factors that contribute to concerns their implications for engagement. Methods: A total 237 schoolchildren were recruited from lower secondary Italian schools. Anthropometric characteristics measured directly. Assessment was performed using Silhouette Charts preadolescent children. version International Physical Activity Questionnaire Adolescents questionnaire administered assess physical activity (PA) levels at school during leisure time last 7 days. Analysis variance used test differences PA levels, while multiple regression models carried out possible predictors dissatisfaction. Results: In total, 42.6% children not satisfied with figure 23.2% very dissatisfied; among them, vast majority would have liked be thinner. dissatisfaction similar boys girls. frequency one’s higher who practiced extracurricular compared those did not. percentage two groups, but being dissatisfied double group does practice sport (31.2% vs. 17.7%). increases increasing mass index both genders decreases involved sports. Conclusions: Encouraging teenagers engage regular should a key component therapies supporting positive image. This found satisfaction, suggesting protects teenagers’ satisfaction.

Language: Английский

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Sport participation, weight status, and physical fitness in French adolescents

European Journal of Pediatrics, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 183(12), P. 5213 - 5221

Published: Oct. 1, 2024

Language: Английский

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Cross-national study on the convergent, discriminant and concurrent validity of the ‘body size perception’ item in the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children survey

Current Developments in Nutrition, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 8(9), P. 104445 - 104445

Published: Aug. 18, 2024

Despite its significant usefulness in adolescent health studies, the single-item "body size perception" question, developed within Health Behaviour School-aged Children (HBSC) survey, has yet to undergo multidimensional validation.

Language: Английский

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La condition physique des jeunes en France : état des lieux et profil de la santé cardiovasculaire

Science & Sports, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 39(7), P. 555 - 564

Published: Aug. 10, 2024

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