In recent years research has shown that adolescents' body image has deteriorated and the reasons for it are thought to be various. The main purpose of this study is to look more closely at adolescents' body image and the possible effects of social media usage and physical activity on it. The Youth of Iceland 2018 questionnaire from the Icelandic Centre for Social Research and Analysis (ICRSA) was used to conduct the present study. Participants were students in 8th-10th grade in elementary school and their ages ranged from 12-17 years (M = 14.96). A random sample of 2140 participants was used in the study, 1037 females, 1085 males, and 18 participants who did not specify their gender. The results showed that there was a significant differenc...
Technology is growing every day and adolescents are spending more time now on their screen devices t...
Regular physical activity leads to physical and mental health benefits. Previous studies have shown...
[[abstract]]Abstract Body image is mainly based on personal perceptions and beliefs which are affect...
Social media is a relatively new and a fast-changing development, its effects on adolescents´ body i...
Research on factors influencing adolescents body image and self-esteem has increased over the years....
The most popular activity on the Internet among adolescents is social media and they spend a large p...
There have been significant changes in the western world with the advent of social media. Recent stu...
Denna studies inledning ger en övergripande bild av att svenska ungdomar generellt skattar sin hälsa...
Body image dissatisfaction is a concern for adolescents' mental and physical well-being, and the rol...
Sport participation has been shown to positively influence self-esteem and body-image of adolescent ...
In today’s society adolescents are exposed to several forms of social medias on a daily basis. Socia...
The main focus of this research is depression among adolescents, what effect body image and physical...
The prevalence of sending sexually explicit content has increased among young people in recent years...
Physical activity benefits our physical and psychological health as well as our self-esteem but one ...
Studies of adolescent body image and screen use are mostly limited to girls, and longitudinal data a...
Technology is growing every day and adolescents are spending more time now on their screen devices t...
Regular physical activity leads to physical and mental health benefits. Previous studies have shown...
[[abstract]]Abstract Body image is mainly based on personal perceptions and beliefs which are affect...
Social media is a relatively new and a fast-changing development, its effects on adolescents´ body i...
Research on factors influencing adolescents body image and self-esteem has increased over the years....
The most popular activity on the Internet among adolescents is social media and they spend a large p...
There have been significant changes in the western world with the advent of social media. Recent stu...
Denna studies inledning ger en övergripande bild av att svenska ungdomar generellt skattar sin hälsa...
Body image dissatisfaction is a concern for adolescents' mental and physical well-being, and the rol...
Sport participation has been shown to positively influence self-esteem and body-image of adolescent ...
In today’s society adolescents are exposed to several forms of social medias on a daily basis. Socia...
The main focus of this research is depression among adolescents, what effect body image and physical...
The prevalence of sending sexually explicit content has increased among young people in recent years...
Physical activity benefits our physical and psychological health as well as our self-esteem but one ...
Studies of adolescent body image and screen use are mostly limited to girls, and longitudinal data a...
Technology is growing every day and adolescents are spending more time now on their screen devices t...
Regular physical activity leads to physical and mental health benefits. Previous studies have shown...
[[abstract]]Abstract Body image is mainly based on personal perceptions and beliefs which are affect...