Article
Association between Body Image Dissatisfaction and Self-Rated Health, as Mediated by Physical Activity and Eating Habits: Structural Equation Modelling in ELSA-Brasil
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SILVA, Patricia de Oliveira da; et al. Association between Body Image Dissatisfaction and Self-Rated Health, as Mediated by Physical Activity and Eating Habits: Structural Equation Modelling in ELSA-Brasil. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health, v. 15, n. 790, p. 1-14, 2018.
1661-7827
10.3390/ijerph15040790
1660-4601
Autor
Silva, Patricia de Oliveira da
Guimarães, Joanna Miguez Nery
Griep, Rosane Harter
Melo, Enirtes Caetano Prates
Matos, Sheila Maria Alvim
Molina, Maria Del Carmem
Barreto, Sandhi Maria
Fonseca, Maria de Jesus Mendes da
Resumen
This study investigated whether the association between body image dissatisfaction and poor self-rated health is mediated by insufficient physical activity and unhealthy eating habits. The participants were 6727 men and 8037 women from the baseline (2008–2010) of the Longitudinal Study of Adult Health (Estudo Longitudinal de Saúde do Adulto, ELSA-Brasil). Structural equation modelling was used. Associations were found between body image dissatisfaction and poor self-rated health in both sexes. Insufficient physical activity was a mediator. However, unhealthy eating habits were found to exert a mediator effect only via insufficient physical activity. Body image dissatisfaction was found to associate, both directly and possibly indirectly, with poor self-rated health, mediated by insufficient physical activity and unhealthy eating habits. Accordingly, encouraging physical activity and healthy eating can contribute to reducing body image dissatisfaction and favour better self-rated health.