Analysis of body image and obesity by Stunkard's silhouettes in 3-to 18-year-old Spanish children and adolescents
Fiche du document
2018
- handle: 10670/1.tuq46p
- 0212-9728
Ce document est lié à :
http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa
Anales de Psicología
Sujets proches
Adolescents Teen-agers Young adults (Teenagers) Teens Childhood Youngsters Pedology (Child study) Kids (Children) Image, BodyCiter ce document
Guillermo Felipe López Sánchez et al., « Analysis of body image and obesity by Stunkard's silhouettes in 3-to 18-year-old Spanish children and adolescents », Anales de Psicología, ID : 10670/1.tuq46p
Métriques
Partage / Export
Résumé
"This paper is focused on the study of body image and excess weight and obesity in Spanish children and adolescents. This investigation involved 1082 children a nd adolescents (541 males and 541 females) from the Region of Murcia, aged between 3 and 18 years (11.85±2.82) . The in- strument used was Stunkard’s silhouettes. 34% of men and 17.9% of women were classified as overweight/obese, χ 2 ( 1)=26.936, p =.001, d =0.65 . Regarding body image, 61.2% were dissatisfied with their body, highlighting those who would like to be thinner (men 44.7% and women 46%). Therefore, the psychological problem of body dissatisfaction had a higher prevalence than the physiological problem o f obesity. It is recom- mended to implement physical activity programs to improve body image and body composition of children and adolescents in the Region of Mur- cia."