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ArticleBMC public health2023

Effect of information encounter on concerns over healthy eating- mediated through body comparison and moderated by body mass index or body satisfaction.

Piper Liping Liu, Angela Chang, Matthew Tingchi Liu, Jizhou Francis Ye, Wen Jiao, Harris Song Ao, Weixing Hu, Kaibin Xu, Xinshu Zhao

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Piper Liping LiuDepartment of Communication / Institute of Collaborative Research, University of Macau, Macau, China. llpsxx@hotmail.com.
Angela ChangDepartment of Communication, University of Macau, Macau, China. wychang@um.edu.mo.
Matthew Tingchi LiuDepartment of Management and Marketing, University of Macau, Macau, China.
Jizhou Francis YeDepartment of Communication, University of Macau, Macau, China.
Wen JiaoDepartment of Communication / Center for Research in Greater Bay Area, University of Macau, Macau, China.
Harris Song AoDepartment of Communication / Institute of Collaborative Research / Center for Research in Greater Bay Area, University of Macau, Macau, China.
Weixing HuFaculty of Social Sciences / Center for Research in Greater Bay Area, University of Macau, Macau, China.
Kaibin XuSchool of Journalism and Communication, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.
Xinshu ZhaoDepartment of Communication / Institute of Collaborative Research / Center for Research in Greater Bay Area, University of Macau, Macau, China. xszhao@um.edu.mo.

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Macau Higher Education Fund HSS-UMAC-2020-02Universidade de Macau ICI-RTO-0010-2021
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Abstract

backgroundUnderstanding factors that influence healthy or unhealthy eating can inform intervention strategies. This study ascertained whether and how unintentional exposure to food and nutrition information influenced healthy eating concerns. The study tested body comparison, body satisfaction, and body mass index as three mechanisms that potentially link food information encounter, commonly known as information scanning, to healthy eating concerns.

methodsA sample of 440 online participants (mean age = 29.15 years) was used to investigate: (1) how unintentional exposure to food and nutrition information, i.e., information encounter (IE), affects healthy eating concerns (HEC); (2) how the effect of IE on HEC is mediated by body comparison (BC); (3) how the paths of the mediation model are moderated by body satisfaction (BS) or body mass index (BMI).

resultsThe findings show a positive and sizable total effect of IE on HEC - a whole-scale increase in information encounter is associated with a substantial increase in healthy eating concerns by 15 percentage points (b

conclusionsExposure, even if unintentional, to food and nutrition information is an important predictor of HEC. BC, BS, and BMI are important factors that help to explain the process through which information affects behaviors.

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Diet, HealthyWeight LossAdultBody Mass IndexEatingFeeding BehaviorHumansNutritional StatusPersonal SatisfactionAverage percent effect (a p)BMIBody comparisonBody satisfactionHealthy eating concernsInformation encounterInformation scanningPercentage coefficient (b p)Percent contribution (c p)

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PMCPMC9901112

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