Navarro-Patón, Rubén and Mecías-Calvo, Marcos and Pueyo Villa, Silvia and Anaya, Vanessa and Martí-González, Mariacarla and Lago-Ballesteros, Joaquín UNSPECIFIED, marcos.mecias@uneatlantico.es, silvia.pueyo@uneatlantico.es, vanessa.anaya@uneatlantico.es, UNSPECIFIED, UNSPECIFIED (2021) Perceptions of the Body and Body Dissatisfaction in Primary Education Children According to Gender and Age. A Cross-Sectional Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18 (23). p. 12460. ISSN 1660-4601
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Abstract
Body image (BI) is a trending topic of study since health problems derived from a negative perception of the body are increasing and affecting people of all ages, with an increasing incidence among children from the age of eight. The objective of this study was to evaluate the current perception of the body against the desired body and the degree of body satisfaction of Galician primary education students. A total of 355 students (167 boys (47%)) between 9 and 12 years old participated (mean = 10.53; SD = 0.84). Sociodemographic data (sex, age, height, and weight) were collected, and the Figure Rating Scale was used. There are statistically significant differences between boys and girls in the current perceived figure (p = 0.003) and in the desired figure (p < 0.001). Depending on age, the differences were in current (p = 0.010) and desired (p = 0.021) body perception. In conclusion, boys perceive themselves as having a larger figure than girls do, but this perception is far from reality according to the body mass index. For the desired figure, both boys and girls want to be slimmer, but girls want a slimmer figure. Regarding age, the current perceived figure size increases with age as it increases in those students dissatisfied with their body.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Body perceptions; Body dissatisfaction; School children; Physical education; Primary education |
| Subjects: | Subjects > Biomedicine Subjects > Psychology |
| Divisions: | Europe University of Atlantic > Research > Scientific Production |
| Depositing User: | Sr Bibliotecario |
| Date Deposited: | 09 Mar 2022 11:22 |
| Last Modified: | 07 Jul 2023 09:20 |
| URI: | http://repositorio.funiber.org/id/eprint/527 |
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