Relationship Among Body Image, Anthropometric Parameters and Mental Health in Physical Education Students

Overview

Journal Clin Pract Epidemiol Ment Health

Publisher Bentham Open

Specialty Psychiatry

Date 2017 Feb 21

PMID 28217145

Citations 7

Authors

Sandro Legey

Murilo Khede Lamego

Eduardo Lattari

Carlos Campos

Flavia Paes

Federica Sancassiani

Gioia Mura

Mauro Giovanni Carta

Nuno Barbosa F Rocha

Antonio Egidio Nardi

Aldair Jose de Oliveira

Geraldo Maranhao Neto

Eric Murillo-Rodriguez

Oscar Arias-Carrion

Henning Budde

Sergio Machado

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Abstract

Background: The prevalence of body image dissatisfaction (BID) is currently high. Given that psychological well-being is associated with the body measurements imposed by esthetic standards, BID is an important risk factor for mental disorders.

Objective: Identify the prevalence of BID, and compare anthropometric and mental health parameters between individuals satisfied and dissatisfied with their body image.

Method: A total of 140 university students completed the silhouette scale to screen for BID. Anthropometric measures, body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC) and body fat percentage (BFP) were used. To investigate mental health, The State-Trait Anxiety Inventories (STAI-S and STAI-T), Profile of Mood States (POMS) scale and Quality of Life (QOL-36) questionnaire were used to investigate mental health. The Student's t-test was applied to compare anthropometric and mental health parameters.

Results: 67.1% of university students exhibited BID. There was a significant difference (p = 0.041) in BF and WC (p = 0.048) between dissatisfied and satisfied individuals. With respect to mood states, significant differences were observed for anger (p = 0.014), depression (p = 0.011), hostility (p = 0.006), fatigue (p = 0.013), mental confusion (p = 0.021) and total mood disturbance (TMD) (p = 0.001). The mental aspect of QOL was significantly higher (p = 0.001) in satisfied university students compared to their dissatisfied counterparts.

Conclusion: BID was high and it seems to be influenced by anthropometric measures related to the amount and distribution of body fat. This dissatisfaction may have a negative effect on the quality of life and mood state of young adults.

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