Physical activity, eating habits and evaluation of body by girls
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.34767/PP.2018.02.10Keywords:
physical activity, health behaviour, eating habits, body image, adolescents, psychology.Abstract
Many girls tend to reach the goal of low body weight through inappropriate eating habits. The problem of
insufficient body weigh in Poland is estimated to concern about 14% of adolescent girls. The aim of the study
was to analyse the health behaviour of 17-18 year old girls and their assessment of their body. The relation
between selected health behaviour patterns, assessment of body and BMI was considered. The role of BMI
as a mediator between some health behaviour patterns and body evaluation. The subjects of study were 150
girls aged from 17 to 18, high school students. The study was performed in 2017. The BMI value as well as
the selected health behaviour were found to be correlated with the body evaluation. The results of statistical analyse shows that the level of health behaviour is a predictor of body evaluation. Moreover, the results shows that BMI is a mediator in the relation between the health behaviour and body evaluation.
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