ABSTRACT
Investigamos factores relacionados con la imagen corporal de preadolescentes mexicanos con sobrepeso escolarizados en México DF. Valoramos la Autoestima General (LAWSEQ), Autoestima Corporal (BES), Actitudes hacia la Alimentación (ChEAT) e Imagen Corporal (BIA). Encontramos una baja autoestima general (más baja en las niñas y en los participantes de mayor edad) y corporal, y una buena actitud hacia la alimentación. Los participantes se percibieron y creyeron ser vistos con sobrepeso y obesidad, pero a futuro e idealmente desearon figuras más delgadas. Proponemos que los programas de prevención contemplen educación para la salud, actividad física, control de aspectos genéticos, actitudes funcionales (tendientes a una buena autoestima y actitudes positivas hacia la comida sana), e involucramiento de la familia y el entorno social (AU)
We investigated associated factors with overweight Mexican preadolescents body image in Mexico City. We valued the General Self-Esteem (LAWSEQ), Body Esteem (BES), Eating Attitude (ChEAT) and Body Image (BIA). We found a general low self-esteem (lower in girls and in older participants) and body esteem, and a good attitude towards food. Participants perceived themselves and believed to be seen with overweight and obesity, but in the future and ideally desired thinner figures. We propose prevention programs to include health education, physical activity, genetic matters control, functional attitudes (tending to a good self-esteem and positive attitudes towards healthy food), and family and social environment involvement (AU)
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Humans , Male , Female , Child , Overweight/epidemiology , Obesity/epidemiology , Self Concept , Body Image/psychology , Feeding Behavior , Risk Factors , Age and Sex DistributionABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES: To determine the prevalence of possible TCA in a sample of adolescents of either sex, in habitants of Girona, as well as to determine the relations between eating attitudes and body shape concerns in adolescent girls. SU BJECTS AND METHOD: The study sample was composed of all adolescent man and women (n=1025), students from Girona, with ages comprised between 14 and 19. The questionnaires used where the EAT-40 (being values over 30 the cut-off point) and the BSQ. RESULTS: While a 16.3% of adolescent women present potential risk of TCA, only 0.4% adolescent men have the same risk. A 9% of adolescent women show an extreme concern for her body shape and weight, and 13.1% show a moderate worry. Adolescent women that showed the highest symptomatology associated with eating disorders also present a higher dissatisfaction and concern with body shape (r=.65). CONCLUSIONS: The prevalence of possible TCA in Girona city is similar to the one found in other studies. This high prevalence makes necessary the implementation of prevention strategies in younger people.
