Browsing by Subject "Body image"

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    Efectos de un programa de actividad física en la imagen corporal de escolares con tdah
    (Murcia: Servicio de Publicaciones de la Universidad de Murcia, 2015) López Sánchez, Laura; López Sánchez, Guillermo Felipe; Díaz Suárez, Arturo
    Este artículo se centra en estudiar los efectos de un programa de actividad física sobre la imagen corporal de un grupo de escolares con TDAH. Han participado 12 escolares (12 niños), entre los 7 y los 12 años de edad. La imagen corporal se ha medido mediante las siluetas de Stunkard. El procedimiento ha sido: pre-test, intervención y pos-test. La intervención ha consistido en 2 días a la semana de actividad física, 60 minutos al día, durante 12 semanas. Se han producido mejoras significativas en la imagen corporal (p=0,039). El programa utilizado es eficaz para mejorar la imagen corporal de niños con TDAH.
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    «Oberexia»: The desire to be fat(ter) in adults with excess weight
    (Murcia: Servicio de publicaciones de la Universidad de Murcia, 2019) Godoy Izquierdo, Débora; Rodríguez Tadeo, Alejandra; Ramírez Molina, María J.; Navarrón Vallejo, Estefanía; Lara Moreno, Raquel; Jiménez Torres, Manuel G.; González Hernández, Juan
    Despite of being scarce, evidence is growing on the existence of a group of overweight and obese individuals who do not consider their weight a risk factor for disease and who associate their weight and body with health, vigor, beauty and well-being. Consequently, they manifest a desire to maintain or even increase their weight. We propose an attempt of nomenclature, Oberexia, for this new social reality, and we describe its main characteristics and present empirical observational findings supporting the existence of this condition. The aim of this study was to explore the prevalence and characteristics of Oberexia in a national sample of Spanish 16 to 60-years-old adults. Perceptions of body weight/size/shape and composition, and body satisfaction were assessed in overweight and obese adults through silhouettes, questions and discrepancies. One in ten of the participants self-perceived their body as normal in weight or size. A total of 6.5% wanted to have overweight or obese bodies. A case-to-case analysis revealed that 4.2% of the participants wanted to maintain their appearance, and 1.8% wanted a body with greater weight. Allthese findings are related to fat mass instead of muscle mass. Our results support the existence of a subgroup of overweight and obese individuals who differ from the traditional subgroup of individuals with excess weight who are dissatisfied with their body. We encourage to explore the outcomes on health and the possible clinical implications of this condition.