Impact of active video games on self-perception of body image and the development of risk behaviors for binge eating in overweight adolescents

• Autor(a) principal: Lins, Nataly Cézar de Lima
• Data de Publicação: 2020
• Outros Autores: Medeiros, Carla Campos Muniz, Vianna, Rodrigo Pinheiro de Toledo, Melo, Fernanda Caroline Tavares de, Pimentel, Morgana Monteiro, Queiroz, Maria Gabriely, Macedo, Mirelle de Alcantara Martins, Carvalho, Danielle Franklin de
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Research, Society and Development
• Texto Completo: https://rsdjournal.org/index.php/rsd/article/view/8317
• topic: Feeding Behavior; Body image; Adolescent; Obesity; Clinical trial.; Comportamento alimentar; Imagem corporal; Adolescentes; Obesidade; Ensaio clínico.; Comportamiento alimentício; Imagen corporal; Adolescentes; Obesidad; Ensayo clínico.

Objective: This study sought to evaluate the impact of the use of active videogame on self-perception of body image and the development of risk behaviors for binge eating in overweight adolescents. Methods: quasi-experimental study with exergaming intervention, for 50 minutes, 3 times a week, for 8 weeks. Data collection took place between April and December 2016, with 55 adolescents aged 15 to 19 from public schools in Campina Grande, PB. Data were collected through a form for characterization of adolescents, BSQ-34 and ECAP questionnaires, and weight, height and waist circumference were also measured. In SPSS 22.0 Student's t-test and McNemar's test were used to evaluate the effect of the exercise on the studied variables. We adopted a confidence interval of 95%. Results: 58.2% of the participants were female, 74.5% were overweight, and 56.4% reported concern about body image at the beginning of the study. After intervention, 38.2% (P = 0,028) reported concern and there was a reduction of 8 points in the mean score for self-perception of body image Conclusion: Given the positive effects of the intervention, it is emphasized the importance of the implementation of the use of active video game in the childhood and adolescence.