Imagem e satisfação corporal de mulheres em idade fértil do município de Santa Cruz -RN

• Autor(a) principal: Gonçalves, Caroline Gomes
• Data de Publicação: 2017
• Tipo de documento: Trabalho de conclusão de curso
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Repositório Institucional da UFRN
• Texto Completo: https://repositorio.ufrn.br/handle/123456789/34056
• topic: Imagem corporal; Satisfação corporal; Saúde da mulher; Funcionalidade

Objective: To evaluate a prevalence of corporal dissatisfaction in women of childbearing age, as well as to investigate factors associated with this dissatisfaction and to analyze the influence of the discharges with a corporate image on the functionality. Methodology: A descriptive cross-sectional study with women of childbearing age between 19 and 49 years. Instruments used: socio-demographic questionnaire, BSQ questionnaire, body image questionnaire – Stunkard Figural Rating Scale, WHODAS 2.0 questionnaire. Results: Most women chose silhouette 4 to represent the current body and silhouette number 3 as ideal. From those, 89% would like to have a thinner body, and these women, along with the ones who judge their precarious current health, have greater chances of bodily intoxication. In women of reproductive age, body dissatisfaction is associated with greater inability to domains cognition, mobility, participation, interpersonal relationships and total score. Conclusion: Many women were dissatisfied with their bodies. It was observed that these dissatisfactions contribute to disabilities and harms health, considering that functionality is associated with health and well-being.