Yessenia Lazo Montoya1, Alejandra Quenaya1, Percy Mayta-Tristán2. 1. Escuela de Nutrición y Dietética, Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas, Lima, Perú 2. Escuela de Medicina, Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas, Lima, Perú
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: Eating disorders (EDs) are a public health problem, and their relationship to mass media is still controversial. OBJECTIVE: To assess whether there is an association between models of body image shown in mass media and the risk of developing EDs among female adolescent students from Lima, Peru. METHODOLOGY: Cross-sectional study conducted in three schools located in the district of La Victoria, Lima, Peru. The risk of developing EDs was measured using the Eating Attitudes Test-26 (EAT-26), while mass media influence was measured using the Sociocultural Attitudes Towards Appearance Questionnaire-3 (SATAQ-3), which was categorized into tertiles both in the overall score and its subscales (information, pressure, general internalization, and athletic internalization). Adjusted prevalence ratios (aPR) for EDs were estimated. RESULTS: Four hundred and eighty-three students were included, their median age was 14 ? 3 years old. A risk of developing an ED was observed in 13.9% of them. Students who are more influenced by mass media (upper tertile of the SATAQ-3) have a higher probability of having a risk of developing an ED (aPR: 4.24; 95% confidence interval |-CI-|: 2.10-8.56), as well as those who have a greater access to information (PR: 1.89; 95% CI: 1.09-3.25), suffer more pressure (PR: 4.97; 95% CI: 2.31-10.69), show a greater general internalization (PR: 5.00; 95% CI: 2.39-10.43), and show a greater level of athletic internalization (PR: 4.35; 95% CI: 2.19-8-66). CONCLUSION: The greater the influence of mass media, the greater the probability of having a risk of developing an ED among female students from Lima, Peru.
INTRODUCTION: Eating disorders (EDs) are a public health problem, and their relationship to mass media is still controversial. OBJECTIVE: To assess whether there is an association between models of body image shown in mass media and the risk of developing EDs among female adolescent students from Lima, Peru. METHODOLOGY: Cross-sectional study conducted in three schools located in the district of La Victoria, Lima, Peru. The risk of developing EDs was measured using the Eating Attitudes Test-26 (EAT-26), while mass media influence was measured using the Sociocultural Attitudes Towards Appearance Questionnaire-3 (SATAQ-3), which was categorized into tertiles both in the overall score and its subscales (information, pressure, general internalization, and athletic internalization). Adjusted prevalence ratios (aPR) for EDs were estimated. RESULTS: Four hundred and eighty-three students were included, their median age was 14 ? 3 years old. A risk of developing an ED was observed in 13.9% of them. Students who are more influenced by mass media (upper tertile of the SATAQ-3) have a higher probability of having a risk of developing an ED (aPR: 4.24; 95% confidence interval |-CI-|: 2.10-8.56), as well as those who have a greater access to information (PR: 1.89; 95% CI: 1.09-3.25), suffer more pressure (PR: 4.97; 95% CI: 2.31-10.69), show a greater general internalization (PR: 5.00; 95% CI: 2.39-10.43), and show a greater level of athletic internalization (PR: 4.35; 95% CI: 2.19-8-66). CONCLUSION: The greater the influence of mass media, the greater the probability of having a risk of developing an ED among female students from Lima, Peru.
Authors: Francisco Nataniel Macedo Uchôa; Natalia Macêdo Uchôa; Thiago Medeiros da Costa Daniele; Romario Primeiro Lustosa; Nuno Domingos Garrido; Naira Figueiredo Deana; Ágata Cristina Marques Aranha; Nilton Alves Journal: Int J Environ Res Public Health Date: 2019-04-29 Impact factor: 3.390