Body image distortion among Brazilian and Portuguese women with children: A comparative study between the ELSA-Brasil and Generation XXI cohorts

Patrão, Ana Luísa; Almeida, Maria da Conceição Chagas de; Henriques, Ana; Matos, Sheila Maria Alvim; Barros, Henrique; Griep, Rosane Härter; Aquino, Estela Maria Motta Lima Leão de

doi:10.1016/j.ypmed.2022.107316

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“…Comparing data from the ELSA-Brasil to a Portuguese cohort, a study found that Brazilian women tended to perceive themselves as lighter than their actual weight (Patrão et al, 2022). This perception was associated with various factors, including self-perceived poor health and a lack of physical activity (Patrão et al, 2022). This highlights body image-related issues, such as appearance anxiety, and physical exercise as components of lifestyle and health.…”

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Social Appearance Anxiety Scale: a psychometric investigation and evaluation of the influence of individual characteristics on social appearance anxiety in Brazilian adults who practice physical exercise

Donofre,

Campos,

dos Santos

et al. 2023

Front. Psychol.

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IntroductionEvaluating signs of anxiety related to body appearance is becoming increasingly important in contemporary society and, in this sense, the Social Appearance Anxiety Scale (SAAS) seems an interesting alternative of measurement.ObjectivesTo evaluate the psychometric properties of the Portuguese version of the SAAS when applied to Brazilian adults who practice physical exercise and verify the influence of individual characteristics on participants’ social appearance anxiety.MethodsThis was a cross-sectional study conducted online. The participants completed the SAAS and a demographic questionnaire. The psychometric properties of the SAAS one-factor model were evaluated using confirmatory factor analysis. A structural model was built for men and women to verify the influence of individual characteristics of the participants on social appearance anxiety.Results1,495 individuals participated in the study (70.8% women; mean age = 29.5, SD = 8.9 years). The data obtained with the SAAS presented good indicators of validity and reliability for both genders (CFI > 0.97, TLI > 0.97, SRMR = 0.04, α > 0.97, ω > 0.85). For both men and women, greater levels of social appearance anxiety were observed among younger participants, who had a higher body mass index, self-reported an eating disorder, and perceived a change in their body after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. For women specifically, higher income and having started physical exercise more recently were associated with greater levels of social appearance anxiety.ConclusionThe findings supported the validity and reliability of the data obtained with the SAAS and revealed that when investigating social appearance anxiety in future research and clinical protocols, specific individual characteristics should be considered.

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