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Impact of Diet Culture, Social Media, Body Image Perception on Eating Behaviors in Young Adults

Impact of Diet Culture, Social Media, and Body Image Perception on eating Behaviors in Young Adults - NIL

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2025/07/091123
Enrollment
150
Registered
2025-07-18
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-07-21

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Intervention1: Nil: Nil Intervention2: Nil: Observational study, hence no intervention needed

Sponsors

Vidhi Mistry
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Healthy Young adults (18-30 years old) of any body mass index (BMI kg/m ) Active social media users (minimum 1 hour/day, online blogs, microblogs, content communities, or social networking sites) for engagement, e.g., sharing, commenting, liking, or image-related activities Individuals with prior exposure to diet culture content Individuals who provide informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Non-social media users. Young adults with nutrition knowledge and a profession Young adults with pre-diagnosed chronic illness, psychological disorders, eating disorders, internet addiction, or partaking in risky health behaviors (e.g., smoking, heavy alcohol, drug use).

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Examine the impact of diet culture, social media, and body image perception on eating behaviors among young adults using self-reported questionnaire and interview method.Timepoint: Baseline (single time point during study period)

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Social Media Usage using Social Media Usage questionnaire Eating Behaviour measured using Dutch eating behavior questionnairre & EAT 26 Body image perception using Rowes QuestionnaireTimepoint: Baseline (single time point during study period)

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Lakshmi Menon

Dr BMN College of Home science

lakshmimenon@bmncollege.com9003072531

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026