Body image in women of different economic classes

• Autor(a) principal: Nantes Coelho, Elijane de Jesus
• Data de Publicação: 2007
• Outros Autores: Freitas Fagundes, Tamir de
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Motriz (Online)
• Texto Completo: https://www.periodicos.rc.biblioteca.unesp.br/index.php/motriz/article/view/817
• topic: Imagem corporal. Mulheres. Aspectos econômicos

This paper aims at comparing the current and the ideal body image and the degree of satisfaction among women of different economic classes. One hundred women, aged 36,06, ± 12,7, were analysed. CCEB (Brazil Economic Classification Criterion) was used for the sampling of the economic class. To check the body image, STUNKARD e al´s scale of silhouettes was used. Most women identified silhouette 4 as their current one (34%) and silhouette 3 as their ideal one (43%). Eighty six per cent were dissatisfied. The index of satisfaction was 1 in the A2, B1 and B2 economic classes and 2 in the C and D ones. When the economic classes were compared, there was difference between groups A2 and D, B1 and C and between B1 and D in relation to the current silhouette; between A2 and the others as far as the ideal silhouette is concerned and between B1 and D regarding satisfaction. Independently of economic class, the slim beauty pattern is the favourite one among women.