Relationship between body mass index and self-perception among university students

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Autor(a) principal: Kakeshita, Idalina Shiraishi
Data de Publicação: 2006
Outros Autores: Almeida, Sebastião de Sousa
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: por
eng
Título da fonte: Revista de Saúde Pública
Texto Completo: https://www.revistas.usp.br/rsp/article/view/32066
Resumo: OBJECTIVE: To assess the relationship between body mass index and self-perception of body image. METHODS: A study was carried out in a sample comprising 106 female and male university students aged 18 years or more in Ribeirão Preto, Southeastern Brazil, in 2003. The Contour Drawing Rating Scale and Visual Analogue Scale were used to evaluate body image perception; the former was applied using two different psychometric methods. A body image questionnaire was used to assess the subjective component of body image. Subjects were classified according to body mass index. Statistical analyses were performed through variance analysis and Newman-Keuls post-hoc test. RESULTS: Most normal weight or overweight women (87%) overestimated their body size while obese women and all men (73%), regardless of their BMI, underestimated their body size. The differences of body image perception between men and women were statistically significant as well as the overall dissatisfaction with their perceived body size, revealed by a desired lower body mass index. Overweight women were more concerned and uncomfortable with their own body. CONCLUSIONS: Both men and women had a distorted self-perception of body image, underestimating or overestimating it. The study results suggest dissatisfaction of subjects with their body image as they desire to have leaner bodies.
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spelling Relationship between body mass index and self-perception among university students Relação entre índice de massa corporal e a percepção da auto-imagem em universitários Imagem corporalAuto-imagemConstituição corporalÍndice de massa corporalAdultoBody imageSelf-conceptBody contitutionBody mass indexAdult OBJECTIVE: To assess the relationship between body mass index and self-perception of body image. METHODS: A study was carried out in a sample comprising 106 female and male university students aged 18 years or more in Ribeirão Preto, Southeastern Brazil, in 2003. The Contour Drawing Rating Scale and Visual Analogue Scale were used to evaluate body image perception; the former was applied using two different psychometric methods. A body image questionnaire was used to assess the subjective component of body image. Subjects were classified according to body mass index. Statistical analyses were performed through variance analysis and Newman-Keuls post-hoc test. RESULTS: Most normal weight or overweight women (87%) overestimated their body size while obese women and all men (73%), regardless of their BMI, underestimated their body size. The differences of body image perception between men and women were statistically significant as well as the overall dissatisfaction with their perceived body size, revealed by a desired lower body mass index. Overweight women were more concerned and uncomfortable with their own body. CONCLUSIONS: Both men and women had a distorted self-perception of body image, underestimating or overestimating it. The study results suggest dissatisfaction of subjects with their body image as they desire to have leaner bodies. OBJETIVO: Analisar as relações entre o índice de massa corporal e a autopercepção da imagem corporal. MÉTODOS: Foram avaliados 106 estudantes universitários, de ambos os sexos, maiores de 18 anos, na região de Ribeirão Preto, Estado de São Paulo, em 2003. Para avaliar a percepção da imagem corporal, utilizou-se uma escala de silhuetas e uma escala visual analógica; a primeira aplicada por dois métodos psicométricos distintos. Para a avaliação do componente subjetivo da imagem corporal foi aplicado um questionário sobre imagem corporal. A avaliação do estado nutricional considerou a classificação do índice de massa corporal. Os dados foram submetidos à análise de variância e teste post-hoc de Newman-Keuls. RESULTADOS: A maioria das mulheres eutróficas ou com sobrepeso (87%) superestimaram seu tamanho corporal enquanto mulheres obesas e homens (73%), independente do índice de massa corporal, subestimaram o tamanho corporal. As diferenças devido a gênero foram estatisticamente significativas, bem como a insatisfação geral com a imagem corporal percebida, mostrado pelo desejo por menores valores do índice de massa corporal. As mulheres com sobrepeso apresentaram maior preocupação e desconforto com o corpo. CONCLUSÕES: Tanto homens como mulheres apresentaram distorção na autopercepção da imagem corporal, subestimando ou superestimando-a. Os resultados sugerem insatisfação com a imagem corporal, na medida em que desejam ter seus corpos mais magros. Universidade de São Paulo. Faculdade de Saúde Pública2006-06-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttps://www.revistas.usp.br/rsp/article/view/3206610.1590/S0034-89102006000300019Revista de Saúde Pública; Vol. 40 No. 3 (2006); 497-504 Revista de Saúde Pública; Vol. 40 Núm. 3 (2006); 497-504 Revista de Saúde Pública; v. 40 n. 3 (2006); 497-504 1518-87870034-8910reponame:Revista de Saúde Públicainstname:Universidade de São Paulo (USP)instacron:USPporenghttps://www.revistas.usp.br/rsp/article/view/32066/34117https://www.revistas.usp.br/rsp/article/view/32066/34118Copyright (c) 2017 Revista de Saúde Públicainfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessKakeshita, Idalina ShiraishiAlmeida, Sebastião de Sousa2012-07-08T23:06:38Zoai:revistas.usp.br:article/32066Revistahttps://www.revistas.usp.br/rsp/indexONGhttps://www.revistas.usp.br/rsp/oairevsp@org.usp.br||revsp1@usp.br1518-87870034-8910opendoar:2012-07-08T23:06:38Revista de Saúde Pública - Universidade de São Paulo (USP)false
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Relationship between body mass index and self-perception among university students
Relação entre índice de massa corporal e a percepção da auto-imagem em universitários
title Relationship between body mass index and self-perception among university students
spellingShingle Relationship between body mass index and self-perception among university students
Kakeshita, Idalina Shiraishi
Imagem corporal
Auto-imagem
Constituição corporal
Índice de massa corporal
Adulto
Body image
Self-concept
Body contitution
Body mass index
Adult
title_short Relationship between body mass index and self-perception among university students
title_full Relationship between body mass index and self-perception among university students
title_fullStr Relationship between body mass index and self-perception among university students
title_full_unstemmed Relationship between body mass index and self-perception among university students
title_sort Relationship between body mass index and self-perception among university students
author Kakeshita, Idalina Shiraishi
author_facet Kakeshita, Idalina Shiraishi
Almeida, Sebastião de Sousa
author_role author
author2 Almeida, Sebastião de Sousa
author2_role author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Kakeshita, Idalina Shiraishi
Almeida, Sebastião de Sousa
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Imagem corporal
Auto-imagem
Constituição corporal
Índice de massa corporal
Adulto
Body image
Self-concept
Body contitution
Body mass index
Adult
topic Imagem corporal
Auto-imagem
Constituição corporal
Índice de massa corporal
Adulto
Body image
Self-concept
Body contitution
Body mass index
Adult
description OBJECTIVE: To assess the relationship between body mass index and self-perception of body image. METHODS: A study was carried out in a sample comprising 106 female and male university students aged 18 years or more in Ribeirão Preto, Southeastern Brazil, in 2003. The Contour Drawing Rating Scale and Visual Analogue Scale were used to evaluate body image perception; the former was applied using two different psychometric methods. A body image questionnaire was used to assess the subjective component of body image. Subjects were classified according to body mass index. Statistical analyses were performed through variance analysis and Newman-Keuls post-hoc test. RESULTS: Most normal weight or overweight women (87%) overestimated their body size while obese women and all men (73%), regardless of their BMI, underestimated their body size. The differences of body image perception between men and women were statistically significant as well as the overall dissatisfaction with their perceived body size, revealed by a desired lower body mass index. Overweight women were more concerned and uncomfortable with their own body. CONCLUSIONS: Both men and women had a distorted self-perception of body image, underestimating or overestimating it. The study results suggest dissatisfaction of subjects with their body image as they desire to have leaner bodies.
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