Assessing the Relationship between Body Image Satisfaction and Physical Activity in Italian Adolescents: A Cross-Sectional Investigation.

Sabrina Masotti Tommaso PivaValentina ZerbiniAndrea RaisiErica MenegattiAnselmo PaganiCostanza BigoniElena BallarinFederica De Luca Luciana Zaccagni Natascia Rinaldo Stefania Toselli Emanuela Gualdi-RussoAntonio ArgentoniArli VeliGianni MazzoniSimona Mandini

Published in: Children (Basel, Switzerland) (2024)

Encouraging teenagers to engage in regular physical activity should be a key component of therapies supporting positive body image. This study found a relationship between extracurricular sports and body image satisfaction, suggesting that physical activity protects teenagers' body image satisfaction.

Keyphrases

physical activity
body mass index
young adults
sleep quality
depressive symptoms