Changes in Body Dissatisfaction Relative to Gender and Age: the Modulating Character of BMI

• Paola Bully Garay ^[1] ; Paula Elosua Oliden ^[1]
  1. [1] Universidad del País Vasco/Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea

     Universidad del País Vasco/Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea

     Leioa, España

     
• Localización: The Spanish Journal of Psychology, ISSN 1138-7416, Vol. 14, Nº. 1, 2011, págs. 313-322
• Idioma: inglés
• DOI: 10.5209/rev_sjop.2011.v14.n1.28
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  • español

    Este estudio examina el nivel de satisfacción corporal en adolescentes y su asociación con la edad, el sexo y el índice de masa corporal. La muestra, no clínica, estuvo conformada por 935 adolescentes (484 varones y 451 mujeres) con edades comprendidas entre los 10 y los 18 años. La imagen corporal fue medida por medio de la escala Insatisfacción Corporal perteneciente al Inventario de Trastornos de la Conducta Alimentaria (Garner, 1998, 2004) y el indicador indirecto Índice de Masa Corporal Ideal. Los resultados mostraron que el Índice de Masa Corporal es una covariable importante en el estudio de la insatisfacción corporal. En la muestra de mujeres, las puntuaciones medias en insatisfacción corporal aumentaron. Las puntuaciones de los varones no cambiaron a lo largo de la adolescencia.

  • English

    This study examines the level of body satisfaction in adolescents, and its association with age, sex and body mass index. A non-clinical group was made up of 935 adolescents (484 boys and 451 girls), aged between 10 and 18 years. The body image was assessed by the Body Dissatisfaction scale within the Eating Disorder Inventory (Garner, 1998, 2004) and by the indirect indicator Ideal Body Mass Index. The results showed that the Body Mass Index is an important covariable in the study of body dissatisfaction. Body dissatisfaction mean values increased in the female sample. The males' values did not change throughout adolescence.

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