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GUIMARAES, Carolina et al. How do our adolescents see themselves? Assessment of body image perception in a school population. Rev Port Med Geral Fam [online]. 2019, vol.35, n.2, pp.106-114. ISSN 2182-5173.  https://doi.org/10.32385/rpmgf.v35i2.12126.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate body image perception in a school population and to identify risk factors for body dissatisfaction. Study type: Cross-sectional, observational study. Setting: Three randomly selected schools. Population: Adolescents in 5^th-8^th grade. Methods: A socio-demographic survey was performed, the Collins pictorial scale (silhouettes 1 - extremely thin to 7 - obese) was applied, as well as an anthropometric evaluation. Significance level was defined as p<0.05. Results: 431 adolescents were included, mean age 12.8 years, 52.7% female, 14% reported chronic disease, 18.3% overweight, and 13.2% obese. Body image perception: discrepancy between the actual and ideal figure in 479% of the subjects (37.7% had leaner ideals, 10.2% heavier ideals). Comparison between female and male: heavier figures in Self (p<0.001), higher body dissatisfaction (56.8% vs 37.9%), greater Self-Ideal self and Self-Ideal adult discrepancy (p=0.002; p<0.001), and greater desire to lose weight (52.9% vs 27.4%, p<0.001). Obesity/overweight vs normal weight: heavier figures in Self (p<0.001) and Ideal self (p<0.001), body dissatisfaction in 75.7% vs 35%, higher discrepancy in Self-Ideal self and Self-Ideal adult (p<0.001). Associations with age and chronic disease were not statistically significant. Conclusions: We found a high prevalence of body dissatisfaction and identified female sex and overweight/obesity as risk factors.

Palabras clave : Body image; Adolescents; Obesity.

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