Social media use among university students in Jordan and its impact on ‎their dietary ‎habits and physical activity

This study aimed to assess the impact of university students’ social media use on their dietary habits and physical activity. In total, 57.7% of the participating students used social media platforms to post about their food, and 46.4% used these platforms to plan activities related to their health....

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Autores principales:	Nahla M. Al Ali, Esra’a Alkhateeb, Diana Jaradat, Mohammad Bashtawi
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Publicado:	Taylor & Francis Group 2021
Materias:	social media sites the impacts of social media social media use university students physical activity weight dietary habits Education (General) L7-991
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:6578aaf310b042459e943f1c055c5d6f2021-11-04T15:00:45ZSocial media use among university students in Jordan and its impact on ‎their dietary ‎habits and physical activity2331-186X10.1080/2331186X.2021.1993519https://doaj.org/article/6578aaf310b042459e943f1c055c5d6f2021-01-01T00:00:00Zhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1080/2331186X.2021.1993519https://doaj.org/toc/2331-186XThis study aimed to assess the impact of university students’ social media use on their dietary habits and physical activity. In total, 57.7% of the participating students used social media platforms to post about their food, and 46.4% used these platforms to plan activities related to their health. Snapchat and Facebook were the platforms most used by the students to post about food, dietary habits, and physical activity. Students who posted about their physical activity were more committed to doing moderate to vigorous physical activity. Students who posted about their physical activity and fitness goals on social media perceived themselves to be more active than their counterparts and were less likely to describe their health as poor. Faculty members and university administrators can promote social media benefits to enhance the students’ health behaviors by disseminating different health-related messages.Nahla M. Al AliEsra’a AlkhateebDiana JaradatMohammad BashtawiTaylor & Francis Grouparticlesocial media sitesthe impacts of social mediasocial media useuniversity studentsphysical activityweightdietary habitsEducation (General)L7-991ENCogent Education, Vol 8, Iss 1 (2021)
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spellingShingle	social media sites the impacts of social media social media use university students physical activity weight dietary habits Education (General) L7-991 Nahla M. Al Ali Esra’a Alkhateeb Diana Jaradat Mohammad Bashtawi Social media use among university students in Jordan and its impact on ‎their dietary ‎habits and physical activity
description	This study aimed to assess the impact of university students’ social media use on their dietary habits and physical activity. In total, 57.7% of the participating students used social media platforms to post about their food, and 46.4% used these platforms to plan activities related to their health. Snapchat and Facebook were the platforms most used by the students to post about food, dietary habits, and physical activity. Students who posted about their physical activity were more committed to doing moderate to vigorous physical activity. Students who posted about their physical activity and fitness goals on social media perceived themselves to be more active than their counterparts and were less likely to describe their health as poor. Faculty members and university administrators can promote social media benefits to enhance the students’ health behaviors by disseminating different health-related messages.
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title	Social media use among university students in Jordan and its impact on ‎their dietary ‎habits and physical activity
title_short	Social media use among university students in Jordan and its impact on ‎their dietary ‎habits and physical activity
title_full	Social media use among university students in Jordan and its impact on ‎their dietary ‎habits and physical activity
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title_full_unstemmed	Social media use among university students in Jordan and its impact on ‎their dietary ‎habits and physical activity
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Social media use among university students in Jordan and its impact on ‎their dietary ‎habits and physical activity

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