A systematic review and meta-analysis on the relationship between body dissatisfaction and morbid exercise behaviour

Alcaraz-Ibáñez, M, Paterna, A, Sicilia, Á and Griffiths, MD ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8880-6524, 2021. A systematic review and meta-analysis on the relationship between body dissatisfaction and morbid exercise behaviour. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18: 585. ISSN 1661-7827

[thumbnail of 1399933_Griffiths.pdf]
Preview
Text
1399933_Griffiths.pdf - Published version

Download (598kB) | Preview

Abstract

Background: The present study aimed to quantify the relationship between body dissatisfaction and morbid exercise behaviour (MEB).

Methods: The electronic databases MEDLINE, PsycINFO, Web of Science, SciELO, and Dissertations and Theses Global were searched from inception to September 2020. Pooled effect sizes corrected for sampling errors (r +) were computed using a bare-bones meta-analysis. The robustness of the results was examined by influence analyses. The presence of moderators was examined by inspection of the variance in r + attributable to sampling errors and 80% credibility intervals, followed by subgroup analysis and univariable/multivariable meta-regressions. Publication bias was examined by visual inspection of funnel plot symmetry, cumulative meta-analysis, and Egger's test.

Results: A total of 41 effect sizes from 33 studies (n = 8747) were retrieved. Results showed a significant and near to moderate effect size (r + = 0.267, 95% CI = 0.226 to 0.307), and this did not differ by gender, BMI, age, percentage of Whites, study quality, or MEB measure. Conversely, effect sizes were found to be stronger in published and more recently conducted studies.

Conclusion: The findings indicate that body dissatisfaction is one of the likely causes underlying MEB. This suggests the need for further longitudinal research aimed at confirming the potential causal nature of this relationship.

Item Type: Journal article
Publication Title: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Creators: Alcaraz-Ibáñez, M., Paterna, A., Sicilia, Á. and Griffiths, M.D.
Publisher: MDPI AG
Date: 12 January 2021
Volume: 18
ISSN: 1661-7827
Identifiers:
Number
Type
10.3390/ijerph18020585
DOI
1399933
Other
Rights: Copyright: © 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
Divisions: Schools > School of Social Sciences
Record created by: Linda Sullivan
Date Added: 15 Jan 2021 16:42
Last Modified: 31 May 2021 15:07
URI: https://irep.ntu.ac.uk/id/eprint/42052

Actions (login required)

Edit View Edit View

Statistics

Views

Views per month over past year

Downloads

Downloads per month over past year