TABLE 1.
Perceived changes since COVID‐19 based on retrospective report
| Body weight | Eating | Physical activity | Watching TV/movies | Time on social media (Instagram Snapchat Facebook) | Time on gaming | Concerns about weight and shape | Concerns about eating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |
| 1 = much less than before | 0 (0) | 3 (3.4) | 18 (20.5) | 1 (1.1) | 0 (0) | 5 (5.7) | 1 (1.1) | 1 (1.1) |
| 2 = less than before | 3 (3.4) | 2 (2.3) | 23 (26.1) | 0 (0) | 1 (1.1) | 3 (3.4) | 0 (0) | 1 (1.1) |
| 3 = somewhat less than before | 11 (12.5) | 15 (17.0) | 13 (14.8) | 5 (5.7) | 1 (13.3) | 1 (1.1) | 1 (1.1) | 0 (0) |
| 4 = no change from before | 49 (55.7) | 19 (21.6) | 12 (13.6) | 16 (18.2) | 12 (13.6) | 53 (58.9) | 28 (31.8) | 32 (36.8) |
| 5 = somewhat more than before | 16 (18.2) | 32 (36.4) | 15 (17.0) | 23 (26.1) | 23 (26.1) | 9 (10.2) | 33 (37.5) | 36 (41.4) |
| 6 = more than before | 6 (6.8) | 14 (15.9) | 4 (4.5) | 22 (25.0) | 33 (37.5) | 10 (11.4) | 14 (15.9) | 7 (8.0) |
| 7 = much more than before | 3 (3.4) | 3 (3.4) | 3 (3.4) | 21 (23.9) | 18 (20.5) | 7 (8.0) | 11 (12.5) | 10 (11.5) |
| Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.23 (.99) | 4.47 (1.30) | 3.08 (1.70) | 5.39 (1.29) | 5.59 (1.07) | 4.32 (1.36) | 5.02 (1.10) | 4.86 (1.09) | |
| t(87) | 2.18* | 3.39** | −5.08*** | 10.11*** | 13.94*** | 2.21* | 8.70*** | 8.10*** |
| d | 0.23 | 0.54 | −0.63 | 1.08 | 1.49 | 0.16 | 0.93 | 0.79 |
| One‐sample Wilcoxon signed rank test p‐value | .04 | .001 | <.001 | <.001 | <.001 | .07 | <.001 | <.001 |
Note: Concerns about eating df = 86.
*
p < .05.
**
p < .01.
***
p < .001.