Health Care : Current Reviews

How objective is the young womenâ??s physical self image perception?

Euro Health Care and Fitness Summit

September 01-03, 2015 Valencia, Spain

Cristiana Lucretia Pop

Bucharest Economic Studies University, Romania

Posters-Accepted Abstracts: Health Care: Current Reviews

Abstract:

Under the social and cultural patterns pressure most of women are unhappy with their body image regardless their weight or BMI values, identifying their ideal body with a thinner version. Physical activity has certain results in improving the physical and psychological parameters researched in this cross-sectional study. The study�??s main objective was to determine the relationship established between body image dissatisfaction, as subjective variable and body mass index among a sample of Romanian young women. Subsequent we estimated in which range the body image perceptions is determined in our research group by BMI as an objective parameter. The data were collected using measurements and questionnaires for a random sample of 160 female students (19-21 year old) assumed to be healthy, educated, with constant physical activity and having an urban life style. The BMI mean value �?? 20.93 kg/cm2 (SD=3.30) is equivalent with a slander figure, corresponding to an average high of 1.65 m (SD=0.06) and an average weight of ~57 kg (56.99 kg; SD=9.70). Though a prevalence of body dissatisfaction was reported, 79% of girls were discontented with their physical appearance. We find a consistent, statistical significant correlation between BMI and body dissatisfaction (r (158) = 0.56, p<0.0005). An important part (31%) of body dissatisfaction is determined by BMI and subsequent by weight and fat deposits. The conclusion was that BMI values are useful predictors for body dissatisfaction risk among young women, while physical activity and health education have an important potential for enhancing that perception.

Biography :

Email: crispotir@gmail.com