Insatisfacción de la Imagen Corporal y Estado Nutricional en Estudiantes Universitarios

Leiva, Valeria Acuña; Tapia, Consuelo Niklitschek; Quiñones, Álvaro; Ugarte, Carla

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“…The scientific literature has established that over 60% of university students hold erroneous perceptions of their physical image, overestimating their body mass index (BMI) [ 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 ]. This body dissatisfaction accompanied by slimming diets constitutes one of the main risk factors of EDs [ 15 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 ].…”

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Sociodemographic Variables and Body Mass Index Associated with the Risk of Eating Disorders in Spanish University Students

Llamazares

Martín

Medina-Gómez

et al. 2023

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Background: The passage through university is a complex experience that can heighten personal susceptibility to eating disorders. The objective of this research is to determine how gender, age, course, educational faculty, and body mass index (BMI) can influence the risk of eating disorders among university students. Method: A transversal and descriptive study is conducted with a sample of 516 Spanish students (57.2% female, 42.8% male; Mage = 21.7, SDage = 4.1) following 26 university degrees. The Inventory Eating Disorder-Reference criterion (EDI-3-RF) was administered to the students. Contingency tables were used between categorical variables with the chi-squared statistic, at a significance level of p < 0.05. The Student t-test was used for two independent samples and a one-way ANOVA test with the post hoc Bonferroni test for more than two groups. Pearson’s correlation and a simple linear regression analysis were used to analyze the relationship between the variables in its quantitative version. Results: It was found that the female students enrolled in the second year presented a greater obsession with thinness and body dissatisfaction (p = 0.029; d = 0.338); the male students practiced more physical exercise to control their weight (p = 0.003); and that students under the age of twenty (p < 0.010; d = 0.584) and students from both the Health (p = 0.0.13) and Law (p = 0.021) educational faculties showed greater bulimic behavior (d = 0.070). More females are underweight (z = 2.8), and more men are overweight (z = 2.4). Normal-weight students scored significantly higher in thinness obsession (p = 0.033). Overweight students scored significantly higher on thinness obsession (p < 0.001) and body dissatisfaction (p < 0.001). Obese students scored significantly higher on body dissatisfaction (p = 0.04). Conclusions: The data obtained in this study, reinforce the hypothesis that the female gender, at an age within the limits of early adolescence, in the first year of the degree courses, with specific university qualifications, and a high BMI constituted factors that could provoke an eating disorder. Consequently, it is necessary to implement preventive measures adapted to the circumstances of each university student.

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Sociodemographic Variables and Body Mass Index Associated with the Risk of Eating Disorders in Spanish University Students

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Martín

Medina-Gómez

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“…Estas interacciones pueden influir de manera definitiva en la percepción de la imagen corporal 4 . Es la representación mental que cada persona se hace de su cuerpo, de cómo se nota, se siente y actúa en relación con este, es una integración multidimensional de cómo se siente y vive su cuerpo 5 .…”

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Índice de masa corporal asociado a imagen corporal y autoestima en adultos jóvenes, UMF 62

García-López¹,

Gutiérrez-Romero²

2023

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Revista Mexicana de Medicina Familiar www.revmexmedicinafamiliar.org RESUMEN: La imagen corporal se centra en una representación mental que implica lo que se piensa, se siente, cómo se percibe y actúa en relación con el propio cuerpo. Objetivo: Estimar la asociación del índice de masa corporal (IMC) con la imagen corporal y autoestima en adultos jóvenes, en una unidad de medicina familiar. Material y métodos: Estudio observacional, analítico, prolectivo, transversal, con una muestra de 411 pacientes, con los siguientes criterios de inclusión: edades entre 18 y 35 años, sin comorbilidades, mujeres no embarazadas y firma de carta consentimiento informado. Se utilizaron dos instrumentos: Pictograma de Stunkard (alfa de Cronbach 0.94) y Escala de Rosenberg (alfa de Cronbach 0.73). Se realizó análisis inferencial de variables IMC e imagen corporal e IMC y autoestima por medio de la prueba de Kruskal-Wallis (p < 0.05). Resultados: Existe relación entre IMC con percepción de la imagen corporal en el 25.1%; no se encontró relación entre IMC con autoestima, en el 22.8%. Conclusiones: El IMC y la imagen corporal son factores que pueden influir en el estado emocional del individuo y es necesario llevar a cabo programas que mejoren el aspecto físico y fortalezcan la autoestima.Palabras clave: Obesidad. Imagen corporal. Actividad física. Autoestima. Índice de masa corporal.ABSTRACT: Background: Body image focuses on a mental representation that involves what one thinks, and feels, how one perceives and acts in relation to one's own body. Objective: Estimate the association of body mass index with body image and self-esteem in young adults, in a family medicine unit. Material and methods: Observational, analytical, prolective, cross-sectional study, with a sample of 411 patients, with the following inclusion criteria: age between 18 and 35 years, without comorbidities, non-pregnant women and signature of informed consent letter. Two instruments were used: Stunkard Pictogram (Cronbach's alpha 0.94), and Rosenberg Scale (Cronbach's alpha 0.73). Inferential analysis of variables body mass index and body image and body mass index and self-esteem was performed by means of the Kruskal-Wallis test (p < 0.05). Results: There is a relationship between body mass index with body image perception in 25.1%; no relationship was found between body mass index with self-esteem, in 22.8%. Conclusions: Body mass index and body image are factors that can influence the emotional state of the individual and it is necessary to carry out programs that improve physical appearance and strengthen self-esteem.

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Insatisfacción de la Imagen Corporal y Estado Nutricional en Estudiantes Universitarios

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Sociodemographic Variables and Body Mass Index Associated with the Risk of Eating Disorders in Spanish University Students

Sociodemographic Variables and Body Mass Index Associated with the Risk of Eating Disorders in Spanish University Students

Índice de masa corporal asociado a imagen corporal y autoestima en adultos jóvenes, UMF 62

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