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- Title
Percepción de la imagen corporal en una muestra de universitarios de la ciudad de Medellín.
- Authors
Rincón Barreto, Dubis Marcela; Suárez Martínez, Carolina; Mesa Benítez, Sara; Orozco Martínez, Angie Carolina; López Botero, Juan Diego; Marín Hoyos, Juan David; Murillo Mosquera, Ruth Daniris; Narvaez Roldan, Sara Camila; Castaño Lezcano, Juan Pablo
- Abstract
The objective of this study is to describe the perception of the body image of university students in the city of Medellín. For this, a descriptive type investigation was carried out with a cross-sectional design and a sample of 452 students (123 men and 329 women) from the different faculties of the Luis Amigó Catholic University were given to whom the Multidimensional Questionnaire on the Body Image (MBSRQ) (Ribas, Botella and Benito, 2008) which evaluates 4 components of body image: (1) subjective importance of corporality (SIC); behaviors aimed at maintaining physical fitness (BMF); (3) self-assessed physical attractiveness (SFA); and (4) physical appearance care (FAC). As main results it was found that people often consider it important to carry out behaviors to keep fit, but this is not related to the assessment of perceived physical attractiveness. Likewise, it was evidenced that people who value positively the care of the physical aspect, also gives importance to the corporality and the development of behaviors that allow them to properly maintain their physical appearance.
- Subjects
MEDELLIN (Colombia); SEXUAL attraction; BODY image; PHYSICAL fitness; COLLEGE students; INVESTIGATIONS; BEHAVIOR
- Publication
Psicoespacios, 2019, Vol 13, Issue 23, p61
- ISSN
2145-2776
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.25057/21452776.1251