School of Medical Technologist, Faculties of Health Science, Universidad Tecnológica del Perú, Lima 51001, Peru.
School of Biomedicine, Faculties of Engineering, Universidad Tecnológica del Perú, Lima 51001, Peru.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Dec 8;19(24):16498. doi: 10.3390/ijerph192416498.
Our objective was to assess the perception of body image and physical activity in university students during the COVID-19 pandemic. Of 74,270 papers found on 13 search engines between 12 August 2020, and 2 November 2021, we identified six studies (n = 1392 and 1097 were women). We found several results on the perception of both variables during the pandemic. First, physical activity tended to decrease or have negative changes, either because they dedicated less time to it, decreased the type of intensity or because they dedicated more time to sedentary activities. In addition, women were more physically active than men, since men perceived a decrease in their levels of physical activity. Secondly, there were also slight changes in the perception of body image; several students perceived that they gained weight and others had an increase in their BMI. It is even noted that those who were physically active or who were older in the population studied had a better perception of their actual physical condition. Similarly, we found that a concern for body image and even negative changes in the perception of appearance during confinement were reported. In conclusion, we found changes in the perception of physical activity and body image in college students during the COVID-19 pandemic.
我们的目的是评估 COVID-19 大流行期间大学生对身体形象和身体活动的认知。在 2020 年 8 月 12 日至 2021 年 11 月 2 日期间，我们在 13 个搜索引擎上共找到了 74270 篇论文，其中确定了 6 项研究（n=1392，1097 名为女性）。我们发现了一些关于这两个变量在大流行期间的感知的结果。首先，身体活动往往会减少或发生负面变化，要么是因为他们投入的时间减少了，要么是因为他们减少了运动强度，要么是因为他们投入了更多的时间进行久坐不动的活动。此外，女性比男性更活跃，因为男性认为自己的身体活动水平下降了。其次，身体形象的感知也有轻微的变化；一些学生认为自己体重增加了，另一些学生的 BMI 增加了。甚至有研究指出，在研究人群中，那些积极运动或年龄较大的人对自己的实际身体状况有更好的感知。同样，我们发现人们对身体形象的担忧，甚至在禁闭期间对外表的负面感知也有所报道。总之，我们发现 COVID-19 大流行期间大学生对身体活动和身体形象的认知发生了变化。
