Body Image Satisfaction And Self-Concept In Teenagers

This study aimed at verifying the association between body image satisfaction and self-concept in teenagers, analyzing the means difference regarding school type, age and gender. Body image can be comprehended as the mental draw of the body, through images and representations, and self-concept is th...

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Autores: Martins, Denise da Fonseca, Nunes, Maiana Farias Oliveira, Noronha, Ana Paula Porto
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2008
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie (UPM)
Repositorio:Psicologia (Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie. Online)
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.editorarevistas.mackenzie.br:article/472
Acceso en línea:http://editorarevistas.mackenzie.br/index.php/ptp/article/view/472
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:body image
appearance satisfaction
self-concept
teenagers
self-esteem
imagen corporal
satisfacción con la apariencia
autoconcepto
adolescentes
auto-estima
imagem corporal
satisfação com a aparência
autoconceito
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Sumario:This study aimed at verifying the association between body image satisfaction and self-concept in teenagers, analyzing the means difference regarding school type, age and gender. Body image can be comprehended as the mental draw of the body, through images and representations, and self-concept is the knowledge that the individual develops about himself. Both constructs are important for analyzing psychological well being at teenaging. Fifty teenagers, students in high school of public and private schools, with age between 14 and 17 years old, took part on the research. It was used the “Escala de Autoconceito Infanto-Juvenil” (EAC-IJ) and the “Avaliação da Satisfação com a Imagem Corporal”. Correlations between the test factors were, most of them, significant and positive. There were significant mean differences regarding gender and type of the student’ school, however it did not happen regarding to their age.