Body Image and Obesity by Stunkard's Silhouettes in 8-to 15-Year-Old Indian Children and Adolescents

Authors

  • Sheila Sánchez Castillo Facultad de Ciencias del Deporte, Universidad de Murcia, España
  • Guillermo Felipe López Sánchez University of Murcia (Spain) http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9897-5273
  • MD Dilsad Ahmed Faculty of Education, Department of Elementary Education, Univeristy of Alberta, Canada.
  • Arturo Díaz Suárez Facultad de Ciencias del Deporte, Universidad de Murcia, España.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.6018/cpd.335621
Keywords: Physical self-concept, body dissatisfaction, excess weight, body composition

Abstract

The present study focused on the study of body image and overweightand obesityin Indian children and adolescents. This investigation involved 395 participants (212 males and 183 females) from Karbi Anglong, Assam,aged between 8 and 15 years (12.16 ± 2.01). The instrument used was Stunkard’s et al. silhouettes. 37.3% men and 22.4% women were classified as overweight/obese (!"#=13.033; p=.001; d=0.63). Regarding body image, 82.3% were dissatisfied with their body, highlighting those who would like to be larger (men 62.7% and women 49.7%). Therefore, the problem of body dissatisfaction had a higher prevalence than the physiological problem of obesity. It is recommended to implement physical activity programs to improve body image and body composition of children and adolescents in Assam.

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Published
06-11-2018
How to Cite
Sánchez Castillo, S., López Sánchez, G. F., Ahmed, M. D., & Díaz Suárez, A. (2018). Body Image and Obesity by Stunkard’s Silhouettes in 8-to 15-Year-Old Indian Children and Adolescents. Sport Psychology Notebooks, 19(1), 19–31. https://doi.org/10.6018/cpd.335621
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Psicología del Deporte