Preocupação e insatisfação com o corpo, checagem e evitação corporal em pessoas com transtornos alimentares

Abstract

The aim of this study was to investigate aspects of body image in a sample of people with anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa and eating disorder not otherwise specifi ed. The sample was composed of 14 volunteers, cared for by the Eating Disorders Outpatients Clinic, from Universidade Estadual de Campinas. The Software for Perceptual Assessment (SPA) assesses body dissatisfaction. The variables 'body concern', 'checking behaviour' and 'avoidance behaviour' were assessed by paper and pencil scales of the Body Shape Questionnaire, Body Checking Questionnaire and Body Image Avoidance Questionnaire, in this order. The descriptive analysis and correlations indicate high levels of dissatisfaction, checking behaviour, avoidance behaviour, and concern over the body, with signifi cant associations. These fi ndings showed the importance of the investigated parameters for the dynamic of the disease. Knowing these body image components could expand the possibilities of understanding how these patients organize their body representations and assist careful planning of interventions during the course of the treatment.

Comportamento de checagem corporal e treinamento com pesos: uma investigação com mulheres

“…O t de student não apontou diferença para nenhuma das variáveis (GT vs GC): idade (F (2,98) =0,17; t=6,13; p=0,27) IMC = Índice de massa corporal; RM = Repetições máximas; BSQ = Body Shape Questionnaire; GT = Grupo treinamento; GC = Grupo controle; DP = Desvio Padrão; EP = Erro padrão.…”

“…Os achados demonstraram efeitos estatisticamente significativos para grupo (F (2,98) GT = Grupo treinamento; GC = Grupo controle; EG = Efeito de grupo; ET = Efeito de tempo; IG = Interação de grupo; T1 = Pré-teste; T2 = Pós-teste; T3 = 24h; T4 = 48h; T5 = 72h.…”

“…Em razão da não violação paramétrica, conduziu-se a Anova two-way de medidas repetidas para comparar os escores do BCAQ em função do momento da pesquisa e do grupo (GT x GC). A Anova two-way de medidas repetidas demonstrou diferenças significativas nos escores do BCAQ entre GT e GC após (30 minutos e 24 horas) a realização da sessão de treinamento (F (2,98) =27,71; p=0,001). Concluiu-se que uma única sessão de treinamento com pesos foi capaz de reduzir em até 24h a frequência dos comportamentos de checagem corporal de adultos do sexo feminino.…”

Psychometric evaluation of a unified Portuguese-language version of the Body Shape Questionnaire in female university students

“…Body image reflects how people perceive their bodies 3,4 and is influenced by age, sex and gender, culture, and medical conditions 5 . The scientific literature defines body image as a multi-dimensional construct with two main components: (1) the evaluation/affect, which regards the person's judgment of his/her body, leading to satisfaction or dissatisfaction, and the emotional responses to that evaluation; and (2) the investment in and importance of appearance, jointly reflecting the person's internalized appearance standards through cognitions and behaviors targeting body image 6,7 .…”

Relação entre imagem corporal e internalização geral e atlética em jovens atletas de atletismo do sexo feminino

“…Body image concerns the figuration of the own body formed in the mind 1 . It consists of a multidimensional construct, which consists of feelings, beliefs, perceptions and cognitions about the body 2,3 . Body dissatisfaction is part of body image and refers to depreciation in relation to weight, appearance and physical fitness 4 .…”