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Body Image Among University Students

NCT04256967 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 993

Last updated 2024-03-22

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

A negative body image negatively affects the total health of students and the quality of life in University students. Body image and the experience of body appearance pressure have not been investigated previously among the Norwegian student population. It is reasonable to suggest that sport science students experience an increased pressure to have an athletic body to be able to identify as a sport science student and for future job opportunities. Such pressure would negatively influence students' attitudes and practice as future communicators of lifestyle knowledge after completing their studies. Objective: The study objective is to assess body image and body appearance pressure among Norwegian University students, and to investigate differences between different academic disciplines and gender. The study uses a cross-sectional design with a questionnaire to measure outcomes in male and female students in Norway.

Conditions

  • Body Image
  • Body Image Disturbance
  • Physical Activity
  • Dietary Habits
  • Quality of Life

Interventions

OTHER

Body and health focused study environment

Students are exposed to lectures, literature, co-students, contexts that provide body and lifestyle awareness beyond the existing exposure of the society in general

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University College of Southeast Norway

    collaborator OTHER

  • University of Agder

    collaborator OTHER

  • Ostfold University College

    collaborator OTHER

  • Norwegian School of Sport Sciences

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Jorunn Sundgot-Borgen, PhD · The Norwegian School of Sport Sciences

Eligibility

Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2020-02-01
Primary Completion
2023-12-01
Completion
2023-12-01

Countries

  • Norway

Study Locations

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