Distorted self-perception and dissatisfaction with body image among nursing students

Abstract

Objective: To evaluate distorted self-perception and dissatisfaction with body image among nursing students. Method: Cross-sectional study with students from a public university. Self-perception and satisfaction with body image were assessed using the Figure Rating Scale and the Body Shape Questionnare (BSQ). Body Mass Index was calculated with self-reported weight and height. Analysis was processed in Stata 15.0 with a significance level of 5%. Results: A total of 93 students participated in the study. Results showed 87.1% of distorted self-perception, with a greater proportion of students who overestimated their body size (68.8%); 89.2% of students were dissatisfied with their body image according to the Figure Rating Scale, and 55.9% according to the BSQ. Dissatisfaction assessed by the BSQ was associated with biological sex, nutritional status, diets and bullying. Conclusion: The results indicate the need to address the theme in the training of nurses, to help them accept their own bodies and to enable them to act effectively in their professional practice.

Autopercepción e insatisfacción de la imagen corporal con relación al IMC y porcentaje de grasa entre hombres y mujeres estudiantes universitarios chilenos

“…Por lo que de igual forma en estas edades existe insatisfacción corporal y preocupación por el peso, dando paso a los trastornos alimenticios como anorexia, bulimia y otros trastornos de depresión, pudiendo llevar a los estudiantes al suicidio (Enriquez & Quintana, 2016). Diversos estudios han realizado la comparación entre hombres y mujeres, pero analizando variables como nivel de actividad física, el estado nutricional, las dietas y el acoso escolar, con la autopercepción e imagen corporal (Chung et al, 2019;Duarte et al, 2021). Siendo escasos los estudios que han relacionado las variables de porcentaje de grasa, IMC con la autopercepción de la imagen corporal en el estudiantado de nivel superior (Duran-Agüero et al, 2016;da Silva et al, 2017); sin embargo, estos estudios no han comparado a hombres con mujeres para ver si existen diferencias en estos ámbitos.…”

Person-centered evaluation of positive body image among Chinese nursing students: Associations with body appreciation, self-concept clarity, and negative affect

“…The majority of nurses and nursing college students are female. They have experienced high level of pressure for a perfect BI (King et al, 2009;Duarte et al, 2021). However, in existing nursing-educationrelated research, researchers have concentrated on students' unpleasant emotions related to academic training or clinical practice (Tung et al, 2018).…”

“…Nursing profession not only deals with individual' s physical health but helps in promoting their quality of life. However, such a respected group representing the role models to the public yet also to be negative with their BI (Duarte et al, 2021). It seems that nurses with negative BI are more likely to adopt disordered eating behaviours, which in turn worsen their physical and mental health (King et al, 2009).…”

“…A further concern is that nurses' attitudes toward the patients may be negatively influenced by their own negative BI (Goad et al, 2018). That is, the BI of the patients they will care for may be affected by the patient' s illness or treatment, and their negative attitudes toward BI promotes avoidance of patients, resulting in the contradicting the nursing profession mission (Goad et al, 2018;Duarte et al, 2021). More importantly, when nurses place their personal prejudice on patients, their willingness to provide support maybe negatively affected (Ak et al, 2021).…”

Evaluation of a body height and weight harmony among university students

“…Body Mass Index (BMI) is the most popular model for determination of quality of the body composition. Because a body height is much more conservative parameter than a body weight, for determination of the optimal correlation between these parameters the second one is used usually as a function of the independent body height [1,2].…”