Comparison of Female Body Image Between Models and Non-Models Women / Comparação da Imagem Corporal Feminina entre Modelos de Passarela e Mulheres Não-Modelo / Comparación de la Imagen Corporal Femenina entre Modelos de Pasarela y Mujeres No Modelos

Abstract Women have been dissatisfied with their own appearance. This study aimed to evaluate whether the media can influence changes in body image regarding weight concern, satisfaction and dysfunctional investment of one's own appearance in female runway models and non-models. This survey was composed of Brazilian women, models who were linked with an agency, and non-models. Data collection was carried out using Google Forms, sending links to invite eligible subjects. In total, 102 models and 247 non-models participated in the survey. Sample Characterization Questionnaire, weight and height reports for the Body Mass Index, Sociocultural Attitudes Toward Appearance Questionnaire-3 (SATAQ-3), Multidimensional Body-Self Relations Questionnaire - Appearance Scales (MBRSQ /AS) and Appearance Schemas Inventory - Revised (ASI-R) were used. The result showed that non-models are more susceptible to pressure from the media and that having body measurements considered ideal, like models, reduces social pressure on the body.

Resumo Mulheres têm se mostrado insatisfeitas com a própria aparência. O objetivo do estudo foi avaliar se a mídia pode influenciar alterações na imagem corporal em relação à preocupação com o peso, satisfação e investimento disfuncional da própria aparência no público de mulheres modelos de passarela e não-modelos. Pesquisa utilizou brasileiras, modelos que foram vinculadas a uma agência, e não-modelos. Coleta foi realizada pelo Google Forms com envio de links convidando as participantes. Participaram da pesquisa 102 modelos e 247 não-modelos. Instrumentos utilizados foram um Questionário de Caracterização da Amostra, relato de peso/altura para o Índice de Massa Corporal, Sociocultural Attitudes Toward Appearance Questionnaire-3 (SATAQ-3), Multidimensional Body-Self Relations Questionnaire - Appearance Scales (MBRSQ/AS) e Appearance Schemas Inventory - Revised (ASI-R). Resultado demonstrou que as não-modelos estão mais suscetíveis às pressões da mídia e que ter as medidas corporais consideradas ideais, como as modelos, diminui a pressão social sobre o corpo.

Resumen Las mujeres están insatisfechas con su propria apariencia física. El objetivo de este estudio fue evaluar si los medios de comunicación pueden influir en la imagen corporal de las mujeres respecto a la preocupación por el peso, la satisfacción e inversión disfuncional de la propia apariencia en mujeres modelos de pasarela y las no modelos. Se utilizó una muestra de mujeres brasileñas, modelos vinculadas a una agencia y no modelos. Se recogieron datos de Google Forms. Se contó con la participación de 102 modelos y 247 no modelos. Se utilizaron los cuestionarios: Caracterización de Muestras, relato de peso/altura para el Índice de Masa Corporal, Sociocultural Attitudes Toward Appearance Questionnaire-3 (SATAQ-3), Multidimensional Body-Self Relations Questionnaire - Appearance Scales (MBRSQ/AS) y Appearance Schemas Inventory - Revised (ASI-R). Los resultados indicaron que las mujeres no modelos están más susceptibles a la presión de los medios de comunicación, y que tener medidas corporales consideradas ideales como las de las modelos reduce la presión social sobre el cuerpo.

Factores sociales en la vivencia del cuerp de mujeres con peso normal y con obesidad: rol de la madre, el padre y la pareja / Social factors that affect the corporal experience in normal weight and obse women: the mother's role, the father and the couple

El objetivo de este estudio fue describir y comparar la influencia de factores sociales, específicamente de vínculos cercanos (madre, padre y pareja), sobre la vivencia del cuerpo en mujeres jóvenes con peso normal y con obesidad. Se realizó una investigación exploratoria cualitativa y se analizaron los datos a través de codificación abierta, basada en la Teoría Fundamentada. La muestra estuvo conformada por ocho mujeres, cuatro con obesidad mórbida y cuatro normopeso, entre 20 y 25 años. Los resultados confirman que la insatisfacción corporal está presente en todas las participantes independiente de su peso corporal. Las personas cercanas ejercen presión por la delgadez, la madre estaría más centrada en lo estético, mientras el padre expresaría mayor preocupación por la salud. Las participantes se muestran vulnerables a los mensajes contradictorios de la pareja, generando inseguridad. Sin embargo, la presión de los vínculos cercanos no sería suficiente para generar cambios de hábitos. Se observa ambivalencia entre la valoración de un cuerpo delgado y otro curvilíneo, ideales que se superponen y generan malestar.

The objective of this study was to describe the influence of social factors, specifically close affective bonds (mother, father and couple), on body experience in young women with obesity and normal weight. A qualitative exploratory research was carried out and data were analyzed with Grounded Theory. A sample of eight women between 20 and 25 years old participated, four of them with morbid obesity and four with normal weight. The results confirm that body dissatisfaction is present in all the participants, which is associated with the pressure to be thin exerted by the people close to them. Mothers are more centered on the aesthetic, while fathers seem to have more concern about health. Participants are vulnerable to the couple's conflicting messages, generating insecurity. However, the pressure of the environment does not seem to be enough to change the habits. Ambivalence is observed between the appreciation of a thin body and a curvilinear one at the same time, ideals that overlap and generate discomfort.