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Media influence in female university students in all Brazilian regions

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Author(s):
Marle dos Santos Alvarenga [1] ; Karin Louise Lenz Dunker [2] ; Sonia Tucunduva Philippi [3] ; Fernanda Baeza Scagliusi [4]
Total Authors: 4
Affiliation:
[1] Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Faculdade de Saúde Pública - Brasil
[2] Universidade Federal de São Paulo. Departamento de Psiquiatria. Programa de Orientação e Assistência a Pacientes com Transtornos Alimentares
[3] Universidade de São Paulo. Faculdade de Saúde Pública. Departamento de Nutrição
[4] Unifesp. Campus Baixada Santista
Total Affiliations: 4
Document type: Journal article
Source: Jornal Brasileiro de Psiquiatria; v. 59, n. 2, p. 111-118, 2010-00-00.
Field of knowledge: Health Sciences - Nutrition
Abstract

Media has been postulated to be a causal risk factor for body dissatisfaction and increases in eating disorder symptoms. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the media influence on Brazilian undergraduate students and possible associations with age, nutritional status, income and education of family head. METHODS: 2.489 female students from five regions of Brazil answered the "Sociocultural Attitudes Towards Appearance Scale" (SATAQ-3) and its scores among regions were compared by means of a variance analysis. A covariance analysis was performed to evaluate the possible effect of studied variables in the scores. A logistic regression was done to evaluate association of variables with the media influence. RESULTS: There was no regional differences in SATAQ total score (p = 0.164), and subscales Internalization-athlete (p = 0.293) and Pressure (p = 0.150); there was difference for subscales Internalization-general (p = 0.010) e Information (p = 0.002). Age, nutritional status and income influenced the result. CONCLUSIONS: The SATAQ total score were similar among regions, but it was noticed that the South and Northeast regions of Brazil presented the highest scores at Internalization-general and Information subscales. Students under 25 years old, overweight and those with higher income were more influenced by media. (AU)