Self-perception of weight and physical fitness, body image perception, control weight behaviors and eating behaviors in adolescents / Autopercepción del peso y forma física, percepción de la imagen corporal y conductas de control de peso y alimentarias en adolescentes
Nutr. hosp
; 35(5): 1115-1123, sept.-oct. 2018. graf, tab
Artigo
em Espanhol
| IBECS
| ID: ibc-179917
Biblioteca responsável:
ES1.1
Localização: BNCS
ABSTRACT
Introduction:
self-perception of weight and physical fitness, aesthetic reasons to diet, self-weighing as a way to feel better and body image perception have been related to a constellation of risks to develop both body image dissatisfaction and eating behavior disturbances, especially among adolescents.Objectives:
to analyze weight self-perception and self-reported physical fitness, to explore the links between these variables and weight control behaviors, to explore possible relations among weight self-perception, self-reported physical fitness, dieting, self-weighing frequency and body mass index (BMI)/body image and to analyze the relation between all these variables and different eating behaviors.Methods:
a total of 336 students (mean age of 12.46 ± 2.14; 47.62% females) took part in this study. Different scales were administered (weight self-perception and self-reported physical fitness, dieting, self-weighing frequency, body image perception, eating behaviors) and height and weight were measured in order to obtain the BMI.Results:
mean BMI was 20.18 ± 3.58 and 41.14% of participants had overweight/obesity. Among those who perceived themselves as overweight,76.92% were girls. More than 70% of participants reported average or good physical fitness and more boys reported good or excellent physical fitness. Almost 60% of participants who planned to diet for aesthetic reasons were girls, and girls more than boys self-weighed to feel better. BMI was significantly correlated with body image dissatisfaction/restrictive eating.Conclusions:
there are clear links between weight self-perception, body image, dieting, self-weighing and eating behaviors at an age which might be considered as a starting point to eating behavior disturbancesRESUMEN
Introducción:
la autopercepción del peso y de la forma física, razones estéticas para hacer dieta, pesarse como método para sentirse mejor y la percepción de la imagen corporal se han relacionado con una constelación de riesgos para desarrollar tanto insatisfacción corporal como alteraciones alimentarias, especialmente en adolescentes.Objetivos:
analizar la autopercepción del peso y de la forma física, explorar los vínculos entre estas variable y conductas de control de peso, explorar posibles relaciones entre la autopercepción del peso y de la forma física, realización de dietas, frecuencia con la que se pesan los adolescentes e índice de masa corporal (IMC)/imagen corporal, así como la relación de todo ello con diferentes conductas alimentarias.Resultados:
el IMC medio fue de 20,18 ± 3,58 y el 41,14% de los participantes presentaba sobrepeso/obesidad. Entre quienes se percibían con sobrepeso, el 76,92% eran chicas. Más del 70% de los participantes decían estar en una buena forma física o en la media y eran más los chicos los que decían estar en buena o excelente forma física. Casi el 60% de los participantes que planeaban hacer dieta por razones estéticas eran chicas y ellas más que los chicos se pesaban para sentirse mejor. El IMC correlacionó significativamente con la subescala imagen corporal/ ingesta restrictiva.Conclusiones:
existen claros vínculos entre autopercepción ponderal, imagen corporal, realización de dietas, pesarse y conductas alimentarias en una edad que podría considerarse como un punto de partida para la presentación de alteraciones alimentarias
Texto completo:
Disponível
Coleções:
Bases de dados nacionais
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Espanha
Base de dados:
IBECS
Assunto principal:
Autoimagem
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Peso Corporal
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Aptidão Física
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Comportamento Alimentar
Limite:
Adolescente
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Criança
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Feminino
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Humanos
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Masculino
Idioma:
Espanhol
Revista:
Nutr. hosp
Ano de publicação:
2018
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
Instituição/País de afiliação:
Insituto de Ciencias de la Conducta/Spain
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Norte Salud Nutrition/Spain
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Private Clinic/Spain
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Universidad Pablo de Olavide/Spain