The relation between body dissatisfaction and group identification in male and female college students from Mexico City
In the present study, there was made an analysis of the characteristics of corporal dissatisfaction of a group of university students, as well as the existing correlation between body image and group identification. Descriptive and correlational analyses of the group were made, in which the partici...
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| Formato: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2023 |
| País: | México |
| Recursos: | UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO |
| Repositorio: | Journal of Behavior, Health & Social Issues |
| Idioma: | español |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/81311 |
| Acesso em linha: | https://www.revistas.unam.mx/index.php/jbhsi/article/view/81311 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palavra-chave: | imagen corporal malestar corporal identidad social identificación corporal insatisfacción corporal COVID-19 Body image Body discomfort Body dissatisfaction social identity university students |
| Resumo: | In the present study, there was made an analysis of the characteristics of corporal dissatisfaction of a group of university students, as well as the existing correlation between body image and group identification. Descriptive and correlational analyses of the group were made, in which the participants were 77 men and 170 women, in ages between 18 and 26. Negative correlations between body dissatisfaction andgroup identification were found, especially with respect to family and friends. Also, there were significant differences between sex groups, while examining body dissatisfaction, group identification and Body Mass Index. The present study allows us to visualize the similarities and differences between different groups regarding the way they relate to their peers while having in mind their body image perception and thesatisfaction or dissatisfaction related to it. |
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