Análise da percepção, satisfação corporal e conhecimento nutricional entre mulheres praticantes de atividade física
Year: 2014
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: The aim of this study was to evaluate the perception, body satisfaction and nutritional knowledge of women who practice bodybuilding in a gym from Guarapuava-Pr. Anthropometric assessment was performed by measurement weight, height and waist circumference (CC), subsequently calculating the Body Mass Index (BMI) and percentage of adequacy of current weight. A socioeconomic questionnaire was applied, Scale of Nine silhouettes and Nutritional Knowledge Questionnaire too. Statistical analysis divided the participants into two groups, normal weight and overweight. Descriptive statistics, Student's t test and Chi-square test, and Pearson correlation was used. Normal weight women had a lower mean age, higher education and work more outside the home than overweight. The mean BMI was 22.14 ± 1.76 kg / m² and CC 72.14 ± 5.45 cm in eutrophic, and mean BMI of 29.58 ± 3.69 kg / m², and CC 91.19 ± 9,28cm in overweight. There was a correlation between age and BMI and age and CC. Eutrophic (65,63%) chose silhouettes that best meets the average BMI group. Overweight women showed greater satisfaction with body image (95,24%). There was a positive correlation between BMI and body dissatisfaction and body dissatisfaction and CC. There was no statistical difference in relation to groups of nutritional knowledge
Language: Portuguese
Subfield: Clinical Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W1561028079