This cross-sectional study investigated the relationship between perceived changes in media representation of obesity and mental wellbeing during the COVID-19 pandemic in people with obesity across ten European countries. The study also examined the potential moderating effect of loneliness. Results from 2882 respondents showed that perceiving more negative representation of obesity on social media was associated with worse mental wellbeing. Conversely, perceiving more positive representation on television was linked to both improved and worsened mental wellbeing outcomes. Loneliness had a minimal moderating effect.
Publisher
International Journal of Obesity
Published On
Sep 14, 2022
Authors
Rebecca A. Jones, Paul Christiansen, Niamh G. Maloney, Jay J. Duckworth, Siobhan Hugh-Jones, Amy L. Ahern, Rebecca Richards, Adrian Brown, Stuart W. Flint, Eric Robinson, Sheree Bryant, Jason C. G. Halford, Charlotte A. Hardman
Tags
media representation
obesity
mental wellbeing
COVID-19
loneliness
social media
television
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