Qing Zhang, Ruibo Pan, Qi Pan, Yandan Qian, Xiao Zhou, Qiaozhen Chen
Psychological status and related factors of resident physicians during the release of COVID-19 pandemic restrictions in China
Frontiers in public health
background social media influencers particularly fashion domain become prominent sources healthrelated information influencing health behaviors followers especially within unique sociocultural context saudi arabia study aims examine relationship following fashion influencers social media adoption healthy behaviors among saudi residents methods descriptive crosssectional study analytic component conducted august 25 2023 december 15 2023 among saudi residents aged 18 years older actively follow fashion influencers data collected via structured validated questionnaire distributed various social media platforms data analysis performed employing descriptive statistics pearsons chisquare test logistic regression analyses identify predictors negative health behavior outcomes results study included 466 participants revealing despite insignificant differences age gender postgraduate education associated negative outcomes p 0016 notably 87 individuals negative outcomes held postgraduate degrees compared 29 nonnegative group participants negative outcomes frequently followed influencers offering health tips p 001 advocating healthy lifestyle p 0001 logistic regression identified individuals followed influencers fewer 10k followers significantly higher odds negative outcomes 36 95 ci 1489 p 0006 conclusion following fashion influencers social media influence health behaviors among saudis positive negative outcomes critical evaluation influencer content crucial avoid potential adverse effects research also needed explore dynamics influencer impact health outcomes develop strategies effective health communication digital age