Table 5.

Influence of mass media on idea of a perfect body shape among Jordanian adolescents based on weight status

Exposure to media and body shape concern	Boys					Girls					Total
	Non-obese		Obese		p value	Non-obese		Obese		p value	Non-obese		Obese		p value
	No.	%	No.	%		No.	%	No.	%		No.	%	No.	%
Influence of reading magazines on idea of a perfect body shape
High influence	35	11.2	14	16.1	0.459	39	12.8	13	14.3	0.875	74	12.0	27	15.2	0.501
Moderate influence	144	46.0	37	42.5		149	49.0	42	46.2	–	293	47.5	79	44.4	–
Not influence	134	42.8	36	41.4		116	38.2	36	39.5	–	250	40.5	72	40.4	–
Influence of watching television on idea of a perfect body shape
High influence	120	38.3	36	41.4	0.793	127	41.8	40	44.0	0.983	247	40.0	76	42.7	0.730
Moderate influence	135	43.1	34	39.1	–	135	44.4	38	41.8	–	270	43.8	72	40.4	–
Not influence	58	18.6	17	19.5	–	42	13.8	13	14.2	–	100	16.2	30	16.9	–
Influence of using internet on idea of a perfect body shape
High influence	143	45.8	37	42.5	0.589	142	46.7	43	47.2	0.984	285	46.2	80	44.9	0.835
Moderate influence	106	34.0	28	32.2	–	106	34.9	32	35.2	–	212	34.4	60	33.7	–
Not influence	64	20.2	22	25.3	–	56	18.4	16	17.6	–	120	19.4	38	21.4	–