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Body dissatisfaction, neuroticism, and female sex as predictors of calorie-tracking app use amongst college students.
Journal of American College Health : J of ACH 2018 Februrary 7
OBJECTIVE: This study investigated body dissatisfaction, neuroticism, and sex as potential predictors of calorie-tracking app usage amongst undergraduate college students.
PARTICIPANTS: College students (N = 491) were recruited from a large northeastern university in October 2015.
METHODS: Participants completed an online survey asking about their sex, body dissatisfaction, neuroticism, and use of apps that track calories.
RESULTS: Analyses revealed that female sex and body dissatisfaction-but not neuroticism-were direct predictors of calorie-tracking app usage. Analyses also provided support for a causal sequence wherein neuroticism and body dissatisfaction mediate, in serial, the relationship between female sex and calorie-tracking app usage.
CONCLUSIONS: The results from this study suggest that female college students are more likely to use calorie-tracking apps-a phenomenon which may be attributable to their higher levels of neuroticism and subsequent increased body dissatisfaction.
PARTICIPANTS: College students (N = 491) were recruited from a large northeastern university in October 2015.
METHODS: Participants completed an online survey asking about their sex, body dissatisfaction, neuroticism, and use of apps that track calories.
RESULTS: Analyses revealed that female sex and body dissatisfaction-but not neuroticism-were direct predictors of calorie-tracking app usage. Analyses also provided support for a causal sequence wherein neuroticism and body dissatisfaction mediate, in serial, the relationship between female sex and calorie-tracking app usage.
CONCLUSIONS: The results from this study suggest that female college students are more likely to use calorie-tracking apps-a phenomenon which may be attributable to their higher levels of neuroticism and subsequent increased body dissatisfaction.
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