Abstract

espanolFundamentos: La distorsion de la imagen corporal (DIC) es un factor de riesgo que puede conducir a problemas de desorden alimentario. El objetivo principal fue medir la distorsion de la imagen corporal utilizando una escala visual online que comprendia 9 figuras representando diferentes tamanos corporales. Metodos: Un total de 459 estudiantes de la Universitat Politecnica de Valencia (Espana), entre 18 y 30 anos, participaron en el estudio. La distorsion de la imagen corporal fue medida comparando el indice de masa corporal percibido (IMCP), que se obtuvo de la figura seleccionada como “actual” a partir de la escala visual online, y el indice de masa corporal (IMC) calculado a partir del peso y la altura reportados por los participantes. Resultados: Los resultados indicaron que la mitad de los participantes revelaron distorsion de la imagen corporal, siendo mas prevalente en mujeres que en hombres (73,8% vs. 37,4%). Los participantes tendian mayoritariamente a sobreestimar su tamano corporal, especialmente las mujeres (61,5% vs. 15,6%), mientras que la baja estimacion se presentaba mayoritariamente en los hombres (10,5% vs. 1,0%). Conclusiones: Estos resultados son similares a los obtenidos por otros estudios que emplearon escalas visuales en formato papel. EnglishIntroduction: Body image distortion (BID) is a risk factor, which can lead to eating disorders problems. The purpose of this study was to measure body image distortion using an online visual scale which included 9 figures representing different body sizes. Methods: Participants (N = 459) ranged in age from 18 to 30 and were university students from Universitat Politecnica de Valencia (Spain). Body image distortion was measured comparing the perceived body mass index (PBMI) corresponding to the figure chosen as ‘‘current” body size from an online visual scale and the body mass index (BMI) calculated from self-reported height and weight. Results: Findings suggested that approximately half of the whole sample reported body image distortion, being more prevalent in women than in men (73.8% vs. 37.4%). Participants tended to overestimate their body size, mostly women (61.5% vs. 15.6%), whereas underestimation was overrepresented by men (10.5% vs. 1.0%). Conclusions: Similar results that other studies that used questionnaires in paper were found.

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