The COVID-19 Experience in Adolescents: Emotional and Behavioral Recall at the End of the Pandemic

Diseases, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 12(6), С. 116 - 116

Опубликована: Июнь 2, 2024

The COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting lockdown countermeasure may have significantly affected adolescents’ physical mental health. This study aims to assess recollections of this period, also analyzing their current weight status along with factors they traced back epidemic phase sports practice. A survey among 233 Italian adolescents aged 12.4 ± 0.9 years was conducted in October 2023. To achieve research objectives, a new questionnaire developed: AdolesceNt/chilDren Lockdown Experience (CANDLE). employed gather data on situation experienced. stature participants were measured directly. results indicated that middle schoolers remember both positive negative experiences lockdown: change perceived as most spending more time family, while social detachment from peers represents aspect. According multivariate regression analysis, certain behaviors assumed during lockdown, such comfort food consumption boys sleeping disturbances girls, addition practice, actual Body Mass Index. supports evidence changes caused by health, albeit sex differences.

Язык: Английский

The Specifics of Self-Body Image Perception and Self-conception in Women with Different Body Mass Indexes

Innovative science psychology pedagogy defectology, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 7(1), С. 105 - 113

Опубликована: Март 30, 2024

Introduction. Currently, a relevant object of research is the identification differences in women’s perception their actual weight and subjective assessment body image self-conception relation to weight. Since greatly influenced by fashion trends beauty standards broadcast society, women may exhibit different cognitive behavioral patterns depending on mass index. Objective. To study relationship between features self-esteem with indexes Materials methods. The following methods were used study: author’s questionnaire-questionnaire Yetumyan L. A. Komerova N. E.; Thomas Cash’s Multimodal Body Self-Relationship Questionnaire (MBSRQ, F. Cash) adapted Baranskaya T. Tataurova S. С. Mann-Whitney U statistic for two independent samples r-Spearman rank correlation coefficient mathematical processing data. Results. included 137 BMI values ranging from 17 72 years age. mean age respondents was 35 years. According our questionnaire survey, more than 40 % had overweight or obesity 1st, 2nd 3rd degree. results are presented five scales reflecting parameters attitude one’s own body: evaluation appearance, appearance orientation, satisfaction parameters, concern about being overweight, self-assessment comparative analysis groups have been described – low normal excessive BMI. Discussion. Women index orientation appearance. Thus, higher high BMI, lower they evaluate level attractiveness less effort put into improving They also indifferent No such found importance both subgroups directly correlated excess weight, which indicates an as one factors determining external attractiveness.

Язык: Английский

A Longitudinal Study on Body Image Perception and Size among Italian Early Adolescents: Changes over Time and Discrepancies between Genders

Nutrients, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 16(20), С. 3439 - 3439

Опубликована: Окт. 11, 2024

Background/Objectives: The discrepancy between the current perceived body image (BI) and beauty ideals leads to dissatisfaction, which is believed be common among adolescents. This study aimed investigate stability in BI perceptions dissatisfaction during early adolescence. Another aim was highlight differences according Body Mass Index (BMI) inconsistencies weight status perception. Methods: Two hundred nine participants (mean age at first survey: 11.33 ± 0.38 years) were enrolled this longitudinal with three years of follow-up. Data on size collected through individual interviews. Stature directly measured. Results: Findings indicated significant changes over anthropometric traits but not prevalence or perception except for ideal figure males control females. results also a difference by BMI categories. Self-reported measurements found unreliable weak-to-moderate agreement self-perceived actual status. Conclusions: appears quite stable across considered. Dissatisfaction similar both genders, although tendency toward different gender aesthetic already appreciable We suggest that lower frequency normal-weight adolescents compared peers previous studies attributable effects recent pandemic. Given growing increasing misinterpretations status, school actions promote healthy lifestyle positive should undertaken.

Язык: Английский