Abstract

LAMIA TREJO, Lorena Leticia; CAMACHO RUIZ, Esteban Jaime; ESCOTO PONCE DE LEON, María del Consuelo  and  IBARRA ESPINOSA, Manuel Leonardo. Media literacy to promote body satisfaction and healthy eating in adolescents. Rev. Mex. de trastor. aliment [online]. 2023, vol.13, n.1, pp.30-38.  Epub Dec 05, 2023. ISSN 2007-1523.  https://doi.org/10.22201/fesi.20071523e.2023.1.604.

This study evaluated the effectiveness of a media literacy (ML) program to promote body satisfaction and healthy eating in adolescents from 12 to 15 years old. The study is quantitative, quasi-experimental and longitudinal study, with pre-test and final post-test. Participated 30 female adolescents aged from 12 to 15 years old, randomly assigned to one of two conditions: ML program (n = 16) and control group on the waiting list (n = 14), who answered the Attitudes to the Physical Appearance Questionnaire (SATAQ-3), the Body Image Avoidance Questionnaire (BIAQ) and the Eating Behavior Questionnaire (CCA). The participants reported comparing their body less with respect to the body of people who are athletic (F = 4.17, p = .05), the participants also considered, at the end of the intervention, that famous people are not an important source of information about fashion and how to be attractive (F = 6.87, p = .01). ML programs are useful socio-educational tools to prevent problems such as dissatisfaction with body image and risky eating behaviors, or to promote healthy behaviors.

Keywords : Media literacy; body satisfaction; eating behavior; intervention.

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