The relationship between body mass index and body image in Brazilian adults

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Autor(a) principal: Kakeshita,Idalina S.
Data de Publicação: 2008
Outros Autores: Almeida,Sebastião Sousa
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Psychology & Neuroscience (Online)
Texto Completo: http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1983-32882008000200003
Resumo: The aim of this work was to assess the relationship between nutritional status and body image perception in Brazilian adults. Participants included 280 adults (18-60 years) of both genders. The sample was composed proportionally to the Brazilian nutritional status distribution according to body mass index, with volunteers of all economic classes and educational levels. We applied a Figure Rating Scale to examine body image concerning size and shape. Both men and women were dissatisfied with their body size. Regarding body discrepancy, eutrophic adults overestimated their body size and desired leaner bodies. Our results also showed that the higher the BMI, the smaller the differences between men and women. These findings reinforce that body image perception is an important factor to be considered by health professionals in order to improve quality of life.
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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv The relationship between body mass index and body image in Brazilian adults
title The relationship between body mass index and body image in Brazilian adults
spellingShingle The relationship between body mass index and body image in Brazilian adults
Kakeshita,Idalina S.
Body mass index
body image
body discrepancy
title_short The relationship between body mass index and body image in Brazilian adults
title_full The relationship between body mass index and body image in Brazilian adults
title_fullStr The relationship between body mass index and body image in Brazilian adults
title_full_unstemmed The relationship between body mass index and body image in Brazilian adults
title_sort The relationship between body mass index and body image in Brazilian adults
author Kakeshita,Idalina S.
author_facet Kakeshita,Idalina S.
Almeida,Sebastião Sousa
author_role author
author2 Almeida,Sebastião Sousa
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dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Kakeshita,Idalina S.
Almeida,Sebastião Sousa
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Body mass index
body image
body discrepancy
topic Body mass index
body image
body discrepancy
description The aim of this work was to assess the relationship between nutritional status and body image perception in Brazilian adults. Participants included 280 adults (18-60 years) of both genders. The sample was composed proportionally to the Brazilian nutritional status distribution according to body mass index, with volunteers of all economic classes and educational levels. We applied a Figure Rating Scale to examine body image concerning size and shape. Both men and women were dissatisfied with their body size. Regarding body discrepancy, eutrophic adults overestimated their body size and desired leaner bodies. Our results also showed that the higher the BMI, the smaller the differences between men and women. These findings reinforce that body image perception is an important factor to be considered by health professionals in order to improve quality of life.
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