Insatisfacción de la imagen corporal en las adolescentes de 14 a 18 años de la Unidad Educativa María Auxiliadora de la ciudad de Riobamba 2013.

Abstract

This investigation is non-experimental, descriptive cross-sectional design to determine the Dissatisfaction of the Body Image in 94 adolescents aged 14 to 18 years at United Educativa María Auxiliadora, by surveying general characteristics, social insertion level, nutritional status, eating disorders, body image dissatisfaction, weight consideration were identified. The body image satisfaction was determined by the parameters (very satisfied, little satisfied, and dissatisfied). The main results indicate that the study group most teenagers have normal nutritional status (81, 1%), some degree of overweight (13, 83%) due to physical inactivity and the overeating carbohydrate sources. Moreover a 3, 19% of adolescents are obese whereas the diet should be fractionated into four meal times.1.06% have thinness. Regarding the degree of satisfaction the body image 10, 6 % are dissatisfied, 35, 1% are very satisfied and 54, 2% are little satisfied. It was found that there is a greater probability of adolescent with body dissatisfaction; teenagers feel guilty after eating large amounts of food. These differences are statistically significant because the p value is less than 0,05; and there is also a greater probability of adolescents with body dissatisfaction that it is reflected in a mirror, teens feel bad about their body, and these differences are statistically significant because the p value is less than 0,05.