Factors associated with satisfaction and distortion of body image among children from 7 to 10 years of age

• Autor(a) principal: Alves Rezende, Leonardo
• Data de Publicação: 2022
• Outros Autores: Hamu, Tânia Cristina Dias da Silva, Bizinotto, Thailyne, Porto, Celmo Celeno, Formiga, Cibelle Kayenne Martins Roberto
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Journal of Physical Education (Maringá)
• Texto Completo: https://periodicos.uem.br/ojs/index.php/RevEducFis/article/view/59512
• topic: body image; body composition; anthropometry; nutritional status; children; imagem corporal; composição corporal; antropometria; estado nutricional; crianças

The aim of this study is to analyze the satisfaction and distortion of body image in children from 7 to 10 years old and to verify which anthropometric and socioeconomic factors are associated with them. This is a cross-sectional study, carried out with 307 children from public schools in Goiânia. The child's health and the socioeconomic aspects of the family were assessed using a semi-structured questionnaire; body image was assessed using the Brazilian Silhouettes Scale for Children; and anthropometric data on weight, height, skinfolds and waist circumference were also collected. Gender homogeneity was observed in this study, with a predominance of eutrophic(73%) boys (52%). Despite being a sample with a healthy weight, dissatisfaction and distortion of body image prevailed over most of the sample: dissatisfaction was present in 92% of children, the desire for a smaller silhouette prevailing, while distortion was present in 75% of the sample, with a predominance of underestimation of the silhouette. However, this study found dissatisfaction association with body image only with BMI (measured, current and desired) and waist circumference; and association of the distortion of the body image only with the BMI (measured and current).