Child Health Nurs Res.  2020 Jan;26(1):121-129. 10.4094/chnr.2020.26.1.121.

The Influence of Social Media Affinity on Eating Attitudes and Body Dissatisfaction in Philippine Adolescents

• Tadena S
• Kang SR
• Kim SJ

• KMID: 2501259
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4094/chnr.2020.26.1.121

Abstract

Purpose
This study aimed to examine the influence of social media affinity on eating attitudes and body dissatisfaction among adolescents in the Philippines.
Methods
The participants were 114 junior high school students enrolled in 7th to 10th grade in Cavite Province, Philippines. The collected data were analyzed in SPSS, using descriptive statistics, the independent t-test, one-way analysis of variance, Pearson correlation coefficients, and stepwise multiple linear regression.
Results
The factors affecting eating attitudes were body dissatisfaction (β=-.47, p<.001), social media affinity (β=.33, p<.001) and grade (10th grade) (β=-.28, p<.001), and the factors influencing body dissatisfaction were eating attitudes (β=-.65, p<.001) and social media affinity (β=.17, p=.041).
Conclusion
In order to promote healthy eating attitudes and to improve body satisfaction among Philippine adolescents, educational strategies tailored to social media users will be needed.

Keyword

Adolescent; Body dissatisfaction; Eating; Attitude; Social media