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      Body image dissatisfaction, physical activity and screen-time in Spanish adolescents

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          This cross-sectional study contributes to the literature on whether body dissatisfaction is a barrier/facilitator to engaging in physical activity and to investigate the impact of mass-media messages via computer-time on body dissatisfaction. High-school students ( N = 1501) reported their physical activity, computer-time (homework/leisure) and body dissatisfaction. Researchers measured students' weight and height. Analyses revealed that body dissatisfaction was negatively associated with physical activity on both genders, whereas computer-time was associated only with girls' body dissatisfaction. Specifically, as computer-homework increased, body dissatisfaction decreased; as computer-leisure increased, body dissatisfaction increased. Weight-related interventions should improve body image and physical activity simultaneously, while critical consumption of mass-media interventions should include a computer component.

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          Journal
          Journal of Health Psychology
          J Health Psychol
          SAGE Publications
          1359-1053
          1461-7277
          August 24 2016
          January 2018
          August 24 2016
          January 2018
          : 23
          : 1
          : 36-47
          Affiliations
          [1 ]Universitat Autonòma de Barcelona, Spain
          [2 ]IMIM (Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute), Spain
          [3 ]Parc Taulí Health Corporation, Spain
          Article
          10.1177/1359105316664134
          27557652
          9748f40c-e47b-40a9-a268-70f29339091e
          © 2018

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