"IAmSizeSexy": A Health Communication Body Image Study

Autor/inn/en	Thompson, Carly; Paprzycki, Peter; Demers, April; Tagoe, Ishmael; Kruse-Diehr, Aaron J.; Glassman, Tavis
Titel	"IAmSizeSexy": A Health Communication Body Image Study
Quelle	In: Journal of American College Health, 70 (2022) 6, S.1867-1873 (7 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Kruse-Diehr, Aaron J.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0744-8481
DOI	10.1080/07448481.2020.1841208
Schlagwörter	Self Concept; Health Behavior; Undergraduate Students; Females; State Universities; Student Attitudes; Human Body; Communications; Dormitories; Student Surveys; Eating Disorders; Symptoms (Individual Disorders); Health Education; Student Characteristics + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Selbstkonzept; Health behaviour; Gesundheitsverhalten; Weibliches Geschlecht; Staatliche Universität; Schülerverhalten; Menschlicher Körper; Nachrichtenwesen; Student housing; Studentenwohnheim; Schülerbefragung; Appetite disorder; Essstörung; Psychiatrische Symptomatik; Gesundheitsaufklärung; Gesundheitsbildung; Gesundheitserziehung
Abstract	Objective: The aim of this study was to formatively evaluate a health communication campaign on body image targeting undergraduate female students. Participants: A total of 331 students at a large public Midwestern university participated in the study. Methods: Researchers used central intercept procedures to recruit students from residence halls. After viewing the campaign materials, students completed an online survey assessing their message endorsement and level of eating disorder symptomology and provided open-ended comments. Results: Students appreciated the message and thought it was effective, though students with greater body image concerns were less receptive to the message. Thematic analysis indicated students perceive body image to be a relevant issue, yet they want the university to provide more attention to, and information on, the topic. Conclusions: Overall, students understood the message and found it helpful. Nevertheless, students with body image issues responded less favorably, warranting the need for secondary and tertiary prevention. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01