Relación entre imagen corporal y auto concepto físico en adolescentes de sexo femenino de 14 a 17 años de edad, Unidad Educativa Juan Montalvo. Cuenca 2020

Abstract

The female adolescent population presents greater concern for the beauty standards established by society, which when making personal comparisons generates self-assessment, causing effects that influence the adolescent's body image and physical self-concept. GENERAL OBJECTIVE: To determine the relationship between body image and physical self-concept in female adolescents between 14 and 17 years old from the Juan Montalvo Educational Unit in the 2019-2020 school period. METHODOLOGY: A quantitative study with a cross-sectional analytical design was carried out with a sample of 105 students from the Juan Montalvo Educational Unit of Cuenca, as a data collection technique the Physical Self-Concept Questionnaire (CAF), Scale of Gardner Silhouettes, Self-applicable BSQ Questionnaire (Body Shape Questionnaire) were applied, the information was processed using the SSPSv15 program, simple and double-entry tables were generated. RESULTS: In this study, 105 female adolescent students between 14 and 17 years of age from the Juan Montalvo Educational Unit of Cuenca participated, a total of 26.7% are 17 years old, 96.2% have a single marital status, and 25.7% are in the Tenth Year of Education. The highest percentage that presents a good physical self-concept with 53.3% does not present dissatisfaction with the body image, as well as 56.2% with a Normal IMC; 63.8% who present an Inadequate Body Image perception, manifested by the desire to lose weight, present a good physical self-concept. The students without body dissatisfaction and Normal IMC represent a higher percentage of Inadequate Body Perception.