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Use of Instagram to convey nutrition information to collegiate athletes
Journal of American College Health ( IF 2.395 ) Pub Date : 2021-07-27 , DOI: 10.1080/07448481.2021.1920955
Sarah Sharp 1 , Melanie Tracy Burns 1 , Jeanette Andrade 2
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Abstract

Background: Nutrition professionals, who work with collegiate athletes, use Instagram to provide nutrition information. Although, limited focus is on the engagement of these athletes. The purpose of this descriptive study was to investigate collegiate athletes’ engagement, as indicated by the total number of likes received on posts, based on the nutrition content posted on Instagram. Methods: Over a five-week period, 15 randomly selected accounts were examined daily for posts made within specific research-defined categories (n = 12). The number of posts and subsequent post likes were summed and tabulated per category. Results: The food feature post category received the highest number of likes (n = 1,130) and posts (n = 33), whereas the macronutrient post category received the fewest number of likes (n = 43) and posts (n = 2). A two-sample t-test assuming unequal variances was conducted to compare account engagement as defined by the mean number of post likes within the same conferences. Two conferences had differences in the number of posts (p < 0.05). Discussion: Posting on a weekly basis and within specific categories appeared to produce a higher degree of engagement on collegiate sports nutrition Instagram accounts. Future research is needed to determine the percentage of athletes following these Instagram accounts and the impact these nutrition posts influences dietary behaviors.



中文翻译:

利用 Instagram 向大学运动员传达营养信息

摘要

背景:与大学运动员合作的营养专业人士使用 Instagram 提供营养信息。尽管如此,人们对这些运动员的参与的关注有限。这项描述性研究的目的是调查大学运动员的参与度,根据 Instagram 上发布的营养内容,帖子收到的点赞总数表明了这一点。方法:在五周的时间内,每天检查 15 个随机选择的帐户,以查找在特定研究定义类别内发布的帖子 (n = 12)。按类别对帖子数量和后续帖子点赞数进行汇总并制成表格。结果:食品特色帖子类别获得的点赞数 (n = 1,130) 和帖子数 (n = 33) 最多,而常量营养素帖子类别获得的点赞数 (n = 43) 和帖子数 (n = 2) 最少。进行了假设方差不等的双样本 t 检验,以比较由同一会议内帖子点赞的平均数量定义的帐户参与度。两次会议的帖子数量存在差异(p  < 0.05)。讨论:每周在特定类别中发帖似乎可以提高大学运动营养 Instagram 帐户的参与度。未来的研究需要确定关注这些 Instagram 帐户的运动员的百分比以及这些营养帖子对饮食行为的影响。

更新日期:2021-07-27
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