Cuadernos de psicología del deporte Vol.22, nº 3 (2022)

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Perception of body image, food consumption, sedentary behavior and physical activity in a Brazilian academic population during the lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic
(Universidad de Murcia. Servicio de publicaciones, 2022) Paludo, Ana C; Duarte, Cícera; Silva, Michael Pereira; Serassuelo Junior, Helio; Cavazzotto, Timothy
The study evaluates the perception of body image associated with food consumption, sedentary behavior, and practice of physical activity responses during the COVID-19 lockdown in the academic population ofa Brazilian University. Four hundred fifteenstudentsanswered an online survey during 1-31 May/2020. Frequencieswere used to describe the outcomes, and the Chi-square test (p< 0.05)to determine associations. A negativeperception of change in body image was found in both females and males (e.g., 73% and 55%, respectively), significantly associated with a perception of an increase in food consumption, watching TV and social media (more than 2 hours), not practicing physical activity in females, and with an increase in food consumption in males. The results presented a generalpicture of behavioral responses during the COVID-19 pandemicofstudents in Brazil, suggesting that a negative perception of body image changinghas been associated with health-related behaviors, especially in females.