ArticleFrontiers in nutrition2023
The effects of body dissatisfaction and depression levels on the dietary habits of university students in southern China during COVID-19.
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- Body image and mental health in university students: a scoping review of global evidence and research gaps.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Pooled it
- Feeding the feelings: gender differences in emotional eating during COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in nutrition · 2025Pooled it
- Efficacy and safety of mesenchymal stem cells therapy in COVID-19 patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Journal of translational medicine · 2024Pooled it
- Divergent pathways from body image to disordered eating and physical activity: differential roles of thin-ideal and muscular-ideal internalization among Chinese female college students.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
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- Exercise addiction in college students: the impact of body dissatisfaction, stress, physical activity and gender.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Article
- The relationship between fear of negative evaluation, physical activity, eating behavior and psychological distress among nursing students.Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition · 2024Article
- The influence of lifestyle habits on levels of depression among rural middle school students in Northeastern China.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- Acute effects on the psychological perception of university students after participation in the "RegulACTION" workshop for the improvement of emotional health and promotion of an active lifestyle.Frontiers in psychology · 2024Article
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Abstract
Introduction: The novel coronavirus disease of 2019 has impacted people's lives greatly. The spread of the pandemic has restricted many everyday social lives. Some studies have shown that strict risk control during the pandemic threatens people's mental health and eating habits. University students vulnerable to mental health problems may have more prominent mental health and eating disorders during the pandemic. This study aims to elucidate the relationship between body dissatisfaction, depression, body mass index, and emotional eating among university students in the context of the pandemic in southern China. It provides a theoretical basis for developing future approaches to improve depression and emotional eating among university students. Methods: A total of 1,135 university students were recruited for the study. All participants completed anthropometric, body dissatisfaction, eating behavior, and depression level surveys. Results: The study finds that female students have higher levels of body dissatisfaction, depression, and emotional eating than male students. University students in the high body dissatisfaction group had higher levels of depression. Depression level ( Discussion: The potential to improve depression and emotional eating among university students by improving their levels of body dissatisfaction was demonstrated.
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