Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Articles Article Faculty Publications -Articles Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Effect of age and gender on dietary patterns, mindful eating, body image and confidence Subject The topic of the resource Age; Body image; Confidence; Dietary patterns; Gender; Mindful eating Description An account of the resource The emergence of Diet Culture came into existence with the era of pop culture, which emphasized the idea of body improvement by embracing the portrayal of unrealistic beauty standards set by the thin-ideal media. This growing and trending culture gained its popularity in India with the COVID pandemic and the imposed lockdown, wherein the prevalence of obesity and binge eating resulted from counter-regulatory eating behaviors and restrictive food intake to a greater extent of skipping meals to achieve the desired body type. The present empirical investigation focuses on understanding the gender and age-based differences (between the ages 18 to 55) among Indian population on dietary patterns, body image, mindful eating and physical appearance confidence using 2 3 factorial design. The tools used were Eating Behavior Pattern Questionnaire (EBPQ) [43], Body Self- image Questionnaire (BSIQ) [40], Mindful Eating Questionnaire (MEQ) [18] and Personal Evaluation Inventory (PEI) [44] were administered on a sample size of 120, selected using convenience sampling technique. The collected data was analyzed using SPSS Version 20.0. Results of the study reveal non-significant age and gender differences for mindful eating and appearance confidence. Significant age- differences were observed for Snacking and convenience F(2,114) = 6.22, p <.05; social dependence F(2,114) = 3.87, p <.05 and height dissatisfaction F(2,114) = 8.79, p <.05. And, significant gender differences were observed for Meal Skipping F(1,114) = 6.46, P <.05; snacking and convenience F(1,114) = 4.19, p <.05; fatness evaluation F(1,114) = 5.94, p <.05 and fitness evaluation F(1,114) = 5.33, p <.05. The only significant interaction effect observed was for social dependence dimension F(2, 114) = 3.96, p <.05. Thus, high exposure to social media and diet-related content contributed significantly to changing dietary patterns, and how they look, feel or perceive their body. 2023, BioMed Central Ltd., part of Springer Nature. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Jacob J.S.; Panwar N. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived BMC Psychology, Vol-11, No. 1 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available BioMed Central Ltd Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2023-01-01 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context <a href="https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-023-01290-4" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-023-01290-4</a> <br /><br /><a href="https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85169765918&doi=10.1186%2Fs40359-023-01290-4&partnerID=40&md5=5638e1325a9e74ff8703f7cbd3b47cc6" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85169765918&doi=10.1186%2fs40359-023-01290-4&partnerID=40&md5=5638e1325a9e74ff8703f7cbd3b47cc6</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource All Open Access; Gold Open Access; Green Open Access Relation A related resource ISSN: 20507283; PubMed ID: 37670398 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Online Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Article Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Jacob J.S., Department of Psychology, Christ (Deemed to be) University, NCR, Delhi, India; Panwar N., Department of Psychology, Christ (Deemed to be) University, NCR, Delhi, India