Central Michigan University College of Medicine, Mount Pleasant, MI, USA.
University of Minnesota School of Public Health, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
Inquiry. 2023 Jan-Dec;60:469580231212086. doi: 10.1177/00469580231212086.
Weight-related self-monitoring (WRSM) apps are often used by emerging adults to assist in behavior change. However, little is known about the relationship between WRSM among the general population of emerging adults and various physical activity and screen time behaviors. This paper examines associations between WRSM app use and various forms of physical activity and screen time among a population-based sample of emerging adults. Data come from EAT 2018 (N = 1,568, mean age = 22.0 ± 2.0 years), a population-based sample of emerging adults from Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota. Participants reported on the types of WRSM apps used (physical activity and/or dietary focused), in addition to how much time they spent doing physical activity, whether they practiced yoga, compulsive exercise, recreational screen time, social media use, and whether they viewed dieting/weight loss materials. Linear and logistic regressions were used to assess adjusted means and prevalences of outcomes. We found that physical activity-focused WRSM app users engaged in more hours of total (8.7 vs 7.2, < .001), and moderate-to-vigorous (5.1 vs 4.3, = .002) physical activity compared to non-users. Similar results were found for dietary WRSM app users compared to non-users. However, WRSM app users had higher levels of compulsive exercise and were more likely to view dieting/weight loss materials ( < .001). Findings suggest that although physical activity is higher among WRSM users, the types of physical activity and screen time behaviors WRSM users are engaging in may be harmful.
体重相关的自我监测(WRSM)应用程序通常被新兴成年人用于帮助改变行为。然而,对于普通新兴成年人人群中 WRSM 与各种体育活动和屏幕时间行为之间的关系,知之甚少。本文研究了 WRSM 应用程序使用与新兴成年人人群中各种形式的体育活动和屏幕时间之间的关联。数据来自 EAT 2018(N=1568,平均年龄 22.0±2.0 岁),这是明尼苏达州明尼阿波利斯/圣保罗的一个基于人群的新兴成年人样本。参与者报告了使用的 WRSM 应用程序类型(关注体力活动和/或饮食),以及他们花费多少时间进行体力活动、是否进行瑜伽、强迫性运动、娱乐性屏幕时间、社交媒体使用,以及是否查看节食/减肥材料。线性和逻辑回归用于评估调整后的结果平均值和患病率。我们发现,与非使用者相比,关注体力活动的 WRSM 应用程序使用者进行了更多小时的总体力活动(8.7 比 7.2, < .001)和中等至剧烈体力活动(5.1 比 4.3, = .002)。与非使用者相比,关注饮食的 WRSM 应用程序使用者也有类似的结果。然而,WRSM 应用程序使用者的强迫性运动水平更高,并且更有可能查看节食/减肥材料( < .001)。研究结果表明,尽管 WRSM 用户的体力活动水平较高,但 WRSM 用户参与的体力活动和屏幕时间行为类型可能是有害的。