Table 4.
Responses on fitspiration for participants who scored below/above cut-off value at the AAI.
| AAI <21 |
AAI >21 |
Group Differences | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N = 634 | N = 95 | |||
| SCS_below27 | 80 (12.6%) | 40 (42.1%) | X2 = 52.240 | <0.001 |
| 1. I feel that the influencers I follow affect my look more than before | 1.63 (0.93) | 2.26 (1.31) | t = −5.82 | <0.001 |
| 2. I feel more prone to use products or supplements recommended by influencers or seen on the Internet | 1.50 (0.85) | 1.92 (1.14) | t = −4.30 | <0.001 |
| 3. I started to follow more influencers on social media in relation to fitness or sport activity | 1.79 (1.13) | 2.32 (1.41) | t = −4.13 | <0.001 |
| 4. I feel more pressurized to exercise because of the constant exposure to exercise on social media (without Spain) | 1.69 (0.95) | 2.47 (1.38) | t = −6.05 | <0.001 |
| 5. I downloaded any new fitness app during this period of physical distancing | 99 (15.6%) | 25 (26.3%) | X2 = 6.70 | 0.010 |
| 6. Since physical distancing I have spent time on non–work or study-related online activities, such as Social Networking | 3.44 (1.06) | 3.86 (1.13) | t = −3.44 | 0.001 |
| Time online pre-Covid | 2 [1; 3.5] | 3 [2; 4] | U = 23544.5 | <0.001 |
| Time online during Covid | 4 [2; 5.5] | 5 [4; 8] | U = 20876 | <0.001 |
| Variation of time online | 1 [0; 2] | 2 [1; 4] | U = 22217.5 | <0.001 |
Results in bold are statistically significant. Item 6 includes browsing social media sites and messaging or communication over online social platforms. X2 = chi-square test; t = Student's t-test.