abstract: ABSTRACT While the cross-cultural literature on body dissatisfaction among Mexican and Mexican-American women has continued to grow, the traditional Latino female gender role of marianismo, sociocultural factors related to ethnic culture and mainstream/American culture ideal perceived discrepancies in body size, and one’s romantic relationship have not been explored with this population in relationship to body satisfaction. The current study included 227 female participants predominantly from a large southwestern university in the United States and a large university in northern Mexico. The study examined differences in marianismo and body satisfaction between 120 Mexican and 107 Mexican-American women, investigated the role of marianismo as a mediator between weight-related teasing and body satisfaction, and explored the relationship between marianismo, Partner Ideal Discrepancy, Ethnic Culture Ideal Discrepancy, Mainstream/American Culture Ideal Discrepancy, Perceived Weight-Related Criticism/Teasing, Relationship Support, Relationship Depth, and Relationship Conflict to overall body satisfaction. Results indicated Mexican-American women endorsed less overall body satisfaction than did their Mexican counterparts suggesting that Mexican American women may be more influenced by societal messages about thinness and beauty than are Mexican women. The findings also revealed a possible trend for marianismo as a mediator between weight-related criticism and body satisfaction. Marianismo and weight-related teasing were found to have a negative relationship with body satisfaction. Multiple regression analyses revealed that Partner Ideal and Mainstream/American Culture Ideal discrepancies accounted for significant variance in body satisfaction. Relationship Conflict accounted for a smaller but still significant amount of the variance in body satisfaction. Ethnic Culture Discrepancy, Relationship Support, and Relationship Depth were not significant predictors. These findings from this study suggest that both cultural variables and romantic relationship variables are related to the body image of Mexican American and Mexican women. These findings have important implications for the adaptation of current etiological models explaining body satisfaction among Mexican and Mexican-American women as well as highlighting the need to consider the role of both cultural and relationship variables in designing clinical interventions for Mexican American and Mexican women coping with body image concerns. / Dissertation/Thesis / Doctoral Dissertation Counseling Psychology 2015

abstract: Dietary supplement (DS) use among adults is on the rise. This growing trend in DS use mirrors the quick and exponential growth of the fitness industry. The fitness industry focuses on the “appearance of health”, although some individuals focus on their appearance over and above their health. As a result of this focus on appearance, certain aspects of this unregulated industry promote unhealthy standards of beauty and an increase in negative body image, and influences at-risk youth to engage in dangerous practices such as extreme diet and exercise routines, or the misuse of dietary supplements. All of these factors have been linked to appearance and performance enhancing drug use, which is associated with substance use in athletes and non-athletes. This study sought to explore the role of gender as it pertained to dietary supplement use, specifically how gender differences amongst predictors of DS use (including BMI, physical activity, and body image) were associated with overall substance use in college students. The relationship between current DS use and other substance use was also examined. Students recruited from ASU fitness centers completed a survey which included questions on demographics, height and weight to calculate BMI, and several published, standardized questionnaires used to measure drug use, physical activity, body image, steroid and ephedrine use and attitudes, and dietary supplement use. There were significant gender differences in DS use as well as predictors or DS use. Controlling for demographic information, energy enhancing DS use and knowing someone who used steroids increased the likelihood an individual intended on using steroids in the future. Body image was not related to substance use in males, and physical activity mediated the relationship between DS use and substance use in males. While body image was associated with substance use in females, neither physical activity nor body image mediated the relationship between DS use and substance use in females. / Dissertation/Thesis / Masters Thesis Psychology 2017

Livmoderhalscancer är en sjukdom som drabbar cirka 450 kvinnor per år. Screening för cellförändringar förhindrar i många fall sjukdomen att utvecklas. De effektiva behandlingar som idag finns att tillgå gör även många kvinnor friska från cancersjukdomen. Syftet med studien var att beskriva kvinnors upplevda livskvalitet efter behandling för livmoderhalscancer. Metoden som användes var litteraturöversikt där både kvalitativa och kvantitativa artiklar granskades. I resultatet framkom fyra huvudteman: en förändrad sexualitet och partnerrelation, en känslomässig bergochdalbana, ny dimension av andlighet och att vara i behov av stöd och information. Efter behandling för livmoderhalscancer var känslor som skuld, oro, skam och rädsla vanliga hos drabbade kvinnor. Dessutom sågs en stor förändring i sexlivet samt i relationen till partnern. Cancerupplevelsen kunde även ge en styrka i vardagen och göra att livet tillskrevs en ny mening. Information och stöd sågs som viktiga faktorer för att hantera sin situation. Genom att som sjuksköterska arbeta med en holistisk människosyn där hela människans situation tas i beaktning, finns en god möjlighet till upplevd livskvalitet hos de drabbade kvinnorna.

Mudanças nos hábitos alimentares somadas ao sedentarismo são os principais fatores do aumento da prevalência do excesso de peso. A obesidade infantil é uma realidade, tornando-se um grave problema de saúde pública mundial. Na infância, a família é considerada o principal apoio ao indivíduo interferindo diretamente no desenvolvimento dos jovens. O presente estudo teve como objetivos verificar a influência dos estilos parentais na prática de atividade física e no estado nutricional dos estudantes de três escolas do ensino fundamental; avaliar a acurácia e satisfação na percepção do tamanho corporal dos estudantes e também a percepção dos pais em relação ao tamanho corporal dos filhos. A amostra consistiu em 154 estudantes, com idade entre nove e 12 anos, de ambos os sexos e seus respectivos responsáveis, sendo um total de 308 participantes. Para classificar o estilo parental foi utilizado as Escalas de Exigência e Responsividade e a percepção da imagem corporal foi investigada por meio da Escala de Silhuetas Infantis. Para análise dos resultados foram utilizados o teste de Correlação Linear de Pearson e Análise de Variância (ANOVA). Os resultados mostraram que 40% dos estudantes estavam acima do peso, e a prática de atividade física foi menor nos estudantes com pais menos exigentes. O estilo parental mais frequente avaliado tanto pelas crianças quanto pelos pais foi o autoritativo. Apenas 23,4% dos estudantes apresentaram uma percepção acurada do seu tamanho corporal e 50% dos pais subestimaram o tamanho corporal de seus filhos. Essa subestimação foi maior quanto maior o índice de massa corporal da criança. Concluímos que uma pequena parcela dos estudantes tem uma percepção acurada do seu tamanho corporal, e que há uma tendência dos pais subestimarem o tamanho corporal dos filhos. Poucos estudantes foram considerados ativos fisicamente. Não encontramos relação entre o estado nutricional da criança e o estilo parental da família. / Changes in eating habits coupled with physical inactivity are the main factors in increasing the prevalence of overweight. Childhood obesity is a reality, making it a serious public health problem worldwide. In childhood, the family is considered the main support to the individual directly interfering in the development of the young. The present study had as objective to verify the influence of the parental styles in the practice of physical activity and nutritional status of the students; and assess the accuracy and overall satisfaction of students and their caregivers with their body image. The sample consisted of 154 students, aged between 9 and 12 years, of both sexes and their respective responsible ones, being 308 participants. To classify the parenting style was used the Scales of Responsiveness and Demandingness and the physical activity practice of the students was evaluated by the questionnaire to evaluate the Physical Activities of children and adolescents. The perception of the corporal image was investigated through the Scale of Silhouettes for children. To analyze the results, Pearson\'s linear correlation and Variance Analysis were used to analyze the results. The results showed that 40% of the students are overweight. The practice of physical activity was lower in students with less demanding parents. 23.4 % of students had an accurate perception of their body size and 50% of the parents underestimated the size of their children. This underestimation was greater the higher the body mass index of the child. We conclude that a small portion of the students has an accurate perception of their body size, and that parents have a distorted perception of the children\'s body image. There was no relationship between the child\'s nutritional status and the family\'s parental style.

This study is designed to observe what 21st century women‟s body ideal is, to give an insight to the women‟s body image representation on Instagram and to find out if social media influencer Michelle Lewin complies with this sociocultural image. Although there is an extensive amount of research on the mass media‟s effect on defining and imposing the ideals on women‟s body image, few studies have explored and focused on the image-based social media platform, Instagram. Instagram is an important space for body image research, as its content is mainly visual and everybody has the ability to be both a consumer and an active producer of the content. Mass media have been frequently accused of imposing limited and unachievable representations of femininity and consequently causing perceived women dissatisfaction with their bodies. As Instagram is becoming increasingly popular, it is important to explore potential ramifications of this social paradigm for current and future generations. In this study, I conduct a qualitative content analysis of images of the top fitspo influencer Michelle Lewin specifically focused on women‟s body image. By analyzing latest content (posts of the year 2018) from her Instagram account, I seek to understand what is the relation between the most common types of posts and the ones that receive most engagement from her followers. Finally the research reveals: the most common theme of the images coded are those where Michelle Lewin appears posing in a sexually suggestive manner, unrelated to any fitness activity – those are the images that receive highest engagement from her followers. My hypothesis where I state that Michelle Lewin depicts 21st century woman‟s body ideal ultimately proves right by the results of this study. At the end of the day, her body is the image of body ideal that she represents and commercializes though Instagram.

Segundo a Organização Mundial da Saúde (OMS), a obesidade tornou-se atualmente uma epidemia que se espalha em todo o mundo, sendo foco de inúmeros estudos que abordam sua prevenção e tratamento, tais como dietas, medicamentos e prática de atividade física. Em obesos mórbidos, a Cirurgia Bariátrica (CB) vem sendo considerada a terapia mais eficaz na redução do peso corporal destes indivíduos. Contudo, participantes submetidos a esse procedimento, podem apresentar complicações psicológicas e do comportamento alimentar, comprometendo o sucesso do tratamento, justificando assim a relevância da investigação destes fatores. O presente estudo avaliou o comportamento alimentar, sintomas de ansiedade e depressão e a imagem corporal em 50 mulheres obesas atendidas pelo serviço de cirurgia da obesidade do Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto SP (HC/FMRP/USP). A pesquisa foi realizada em dois momentos: antes e quatro meses após o procedimento cirúrgico, sendo aplicados: Questionário Holandês do Comportamento Alimentar (QHCA), Inventários de Ansiedade (BAI) e de Depressão (BDI) de Beck e a Escala de Figuras de Silhuetas (EFS), aplicada após a cirurgia. Foi realizada a avaliação antropométrica de acordo com os parâmetros da Organização Mundial Da Saúde (1995) para obtenção do Índice de Massa Corporal (IMC). Foi realizada estatística descritiva, teste t de Student para amostras dependentes e ANOVA de duas vias. O nível de significância fixado foi de p < 0,05. A média de IMC antes e após o procedimento cirúrgico foram de respectivamente 49,08 Kg/m2 (±6,60) e 37,08 Kg/m2 (±4,83), havendo perda significativa de peso [t(49)= 28,152,p<0,01]. Os dados do QHCA mostraram que não houve diferença nas médias de pontuação total do questionário quando comparados os períodos pré e pós-operatório [t(49)= 1,204, p=0,234], contudo foi verificada variação nas médias das pontuações das subescalas de alimentação restrita [t(49)= -5,87, p<0,01], emocional [t(49)=3,33, p<0,01] e externa [t(49)=4,02, p<0,01]. As médias de pontuação do BAI antes e após a cirurgia foram respectivamente 11,76 (±8,51) e 7,32 (±7,33) [t(49)= 3,38, p<0,01]. Já as médias de pontuação do BDI foram respectivamente 14,0 (±7,29) e 7,36 (±5,94) [t(49)= 5,47, p<0,001]. Os dados da EFS apontaram que em geral, as participantes se vêem em média com 0,33 Kg/m2 (±5,73) a mais do que seu IMC Real; mulheres com obesidade grau III apresentaram maior subestimação corporal em relação àquelas de outras categorias do estado nutricional. Além disso, 100% das participantes apresentaram insatisfação com a própria imagem corporal e gostariam de possuir um IMC de 10,30 kg/m2 (±5,66) a menos do que pensam ter. Apesar da diminuição no IMC, as participantes estavam insatisfeitas com a forma corporal e gostariam de pesar menos. Houve diminuição nos níveis dos sintomas de ansiedade e depressão após a cirurgia. Em relação ao comportamento alimentar, sugere-se que as participantes apresentaram dificuldades em relação aos conhecimentos acerca dos hábitos nutricionais adequados, contudo, houve melhora do controle alimentar relativo aos atrativos de aroma e sabor dos alimentos, bem como com a alimentação associada ao estado emocional e situações sociais após o procedimento cirúrgico. / According to World Health Organization (WHO), obesity has now become an epidemic disease that spreads worldwide becoming the focus of numerous studies addressing to its prevention and treatment, such as diet, medications and physical activity. On morbidly obese people, the Bariatric Surgery (BS) has been considered the most effective therapy in reducing their weight. However, subjects who underwent this procedure may present complicated psychological and eating behavior, jeopardizing the sucess of treatment, thus justifying the relevance of investigation. This study evaluated the eating behavior, symptoms of anxiety and depression and body image in 50 obese women selected from a waiting list on bariatric surgery performed in the service of obesity surgery of Hospital das Clinicas, Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto - SP (HC/FMRP/USP). The survey was conducted in two phases: before the surgery and four months after it, applying: The Dutch Eating Behaviour Questionnaire (DEBQ), Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI), Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) and the Figure Rating Scale (FRS) was applied after the surgery. Anthropometric was performed according to the parameters of the World Health Organization (1995) to obtain the Body Mass Index (BMI). We used descriptive statistics, test t Student for dependent samples and two way ANOVA (p <0.05). Mean BMI before and after surgery were respectively 49.08 kg/m2 (± 6.60) and 37.08 Kg/m2 (±4.83), with a significant weight loss [t(49)= 28.15, p<0,01]. Data from QHCA showed a variation in mean scores when comparing the pre and post-operative period of restricted feeding subscales [t(49)= -5.87, p<0,01], emotional [t(49)=3.33, p<0,01] and external [t(49)= 4.02, p<0,01]. The mean BAI scores before and after the surgery were respectively 11.76 (±8.51) and 7.32 (±7.33) [t(49)= 3.38, p<0,01]. The mean score of BDI before and after surgery were respectively 14.0 (±7.29) e 7.36 (±5.94) [t(49)= 5.47, p<0,001]. The data showed that EFS of the subjects showed dissatisfaction with their own image - 10.30 kg/m2 (±5.66); women with morbid obesity had higher body underestimation compared to those from other categories of nutritional status. Despite the decrease in BMI, the subjects were dissatisfied with their body shape and would like to weigh less. There was a reduction in levels of symptoms of anxiety and depression after surgery. In relation to feeding behavior, it seems to be a lack of knowledge about nutritional habits. However, there was an improvement in the control of food on the attractive aroma and flavor of food associated with emotional state and social situations after surgery.

This study aimed to understand the meanings of people submitted to limb amputation surgery attributed to body change process, based on the psychoanalytic theory. For that, we sought identify the specifically relation between amputation surgery and narcissism, as well as describe how is the articulation of this procedure and the body image. To activate the objectives, we choose qualitative research, with descriptive and exploratory approach. For data collection was used semi-structured interviews with 9 people who did limb amputation surgery and had medical monitoring in a Rio Grande do Sul s public hospital. The data collected were analysed by Bardin s Content Analysis and, all that were in agreement of this technique were listed in 5 repetition categories, showed in the results of this study. It was found that limb amputation was a traumatic event for the interviewed people, motivating an abrupt break in their symbolic constructive base, threatening them. This threat reflected directly in body image and narcissism, and they needed a grief process for the lost member and the body image that they had until that moment in order that happen the new body reintegration process. This grief process was essential for building new body s auto image, that is a basis for the narcissist action of body unification. Although, the grief process that isn t satisfactory is harmful for the restructuration self-image process, and can turn this process like a dead of the limb amputated. Then, this study concluded that limb amputation people can reframe your body even with the absence of a member and experience the potential and possibilities that this body still has. / Este estudo objetivou compreender, à luz da Psicanálise, os significados que os sujeitos submetidos à cirurgia de amputação de membros atribuíram ao processo de mudança corporal. Para isso, buscou-se, especificamente, identificar a relação entre a cirurgia de amputação e o narcisismo, bem como, descrever de que forma esse procedimento se articula com a imagem corporal desses sujeitos. Para atingir os objetivos propostos, optou-se pela pesquisa de cunho qualitativo, com abordagem descritiva e exploratória. Para a coleta de dados foram realizadas entrevistas semiestruturadas com 9 sujeitos submetidos à cirurgia de amputação de membros que mantinham acompanhamento em um hospital público do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul. Os dados coletados foram analisados segundo a técnica da Análise de Conteúdo proposta por Bardin e, obedecendo ao procedimento dessa técnica, foram elencadas 5 categorias por repetição, que apresentaram os resultados desse estudo. Através desses achados, verificou-se que a amputação de membros assumiu um caráter traumático para os sujeitos entrevistados, causando uma abrupta ruptura e uma ameaça nos alicerces simbólicos constitutivos de cada um. Essa ameaça repercutiu diretamente na imagem corporal e em seu narcisismo, exigindo um trabalho de luto pelo membro perdido e pela imagem corporal mantida até então, para que, assim, pudesse acontecer o processo de reintegração corporal. Esse trabalho de luto mostrouse essencial para que uma nova autoimagem seja construída, base para que a ação narcísica de unificação corporal aconteça novamente. Por outro lado, a ausência de um trabalho de luto satisfatório traz prejuízos a esse processo de reestruturação da autoimagem e pode atribuir um caráter mortífero à amputação de membros. Portanto, este estudo verificou que o sujeito submetido à amputação pode ressignificar seu corpo, mesmo diante da ausência de um membro e, assim, vivenciar as potencialidades e as possibilidades que esse corpo ainda apresenta.

Made available in DSpace on 2014-06-11T19:24:00Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2008-12-18Bitstream added on 2014-06-13T20:51:10Z : No. of bitstreams: 1 silva_gl_me_bauru.pdf: 481478 bytes, checksum: 5560fa664ddec50e9b2d6ec69f8f3e2f (MD5) / Nas sociedades atuais, a importância da imagem corporal está diretamente relacionada a transtornos alimentares e sua distorção interfere na auto estima, promovendo adoecimento psíquico, na maioria das vezes associada à depressão, quando há obsessão pela magreza, estimulada pela mídia, pelas relações sociais e pela família. A obesidade é um aspecto da imagem corporal de grande importância para pacientes com depressão. Interfere na auto-estima e na manutenção do tratamento farmacológico que pode causar ganho de peso. O presente trabalho teve como objetivo contribuir com as pesquisas sobre imagem corporal, verificando se a percepção da imagem corporal de mulheres com depressão fazendo uso de antidepressivos apresenta alteração/distorção, verificando se as participantes estão satisfeitas com a imagem corporal, avaliando o percentual de obesos/sobrepeso, verificar hábitos de vida que contribuem para o aumento de peso, comparar com pessoas que não fazem uso de antidepressivos. Participaram do estudo trinta mulheres de 21 a 53 anos em tratamento com antidepressivos em CAPs III (Centro de Atenção Psicossocial) e trinta mulheres de 21 a 60 anos que não realizam tratamento, funcionárias de um CAIS (Centro de Atenção Integral à Saúde) de uma cidade do interior de São Paulo. As participantes responderam uma entrevista da caracterização da amostra e hábitos de vida em relação à prática de atividade física, controle alimentar e mudanças corporais. Responderam um questionário de forma corporal (BSQ) que apresenta 34 questões autoaplicáveis. Preencheram uma escala de figuras (FRS) que apresenta nove figuras de imagens corporais (1 baixo peso; 2-5 euforia; 6-7 sobrepeso; 8-9 obesidade) e solicita que participante escolha uma figura que acredita representar a si mesma (EU) e uma figura que representa o que gostaria de ser (IDEAL). Os relatos das entrevistas... / In the present societies the importance of body image is directly relationed to eating disorders and their distortion interferes on self-esteem, promoting psychological illness, in most cases associated to depression, when there is obsession with thinness, stimulated by mass media, social relations and family. The obesity is an aspect of body image that is very important to patients with depression. It interferes on self-esteem and on the maintenance of pharmacological treatment, which may cause gain of weight. The present study aimed to contribute with researches about body image, to verify if the body image perception presents distortion, to verify if the participants are satisfied with their body image, to evaluate women in depression treatment to verify the percentage of odese/overweight people, and to verify life habits which contribute to weight gaining. Thirty women from 21 to 53 years old in treatment with antidepressives at CAPs III (Social-Psychological Attention Center) and thirty women from 21 to 60 years old who are not in treatment and work at CAIS (Center of Whole Health Attention) participated in the study in a country city from São Paulo State. The participants answered an interview to characteriza the sample and to define life habits in relation to the practice of physical activities, eating control and body changes. They answered a questionnaire about shape (BSQ) which presents 34 self-administered questions. They fulfilled a figure scale (FRS) that presents nine figures of body images (1 - low weight; 2-5 eutrophia; 6-7 overweight; 8-9 obesity) and asks the participant to choose one figure that she believes that represents herself (SELF) and one figure that represents what she would like to be (IDEAL). The interview reports presented by the participants showed that there is a tendency of not practicing physical activities and spending most of the time on diets, concerning ...(Complete abstract click electronic access below)

Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-17T14:13:32Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 LindomarSF_Tese.pdf: 714843 bytes, checksum: c3383382feb3fb88518e74e0dba5b593 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2009-11-09 / Body image is the figure of our bodies built in our minds and the degree of dissatisfaction is often associated with risk factors identified by anthropometric measures. The purpose of this descriptive study was to evaluate the risk factors associated to morphological and functional variables associate to the perception of auto-image in middle-aged walkers of the south zone of the city of Natal. A hundred and thirty volunteers had been evaluated in four groups in function of the gender and age group. As measurement evaluations were used an auto-image perception questionnaire proposed by Stunkart of nine silhouettes numbered for both gender was applied; a weighing machine equipped with stadiometer for the body mass (kg) and stature (m) and the body mass index (kg/m2) that was calculated with base in measures of the body weight and stature and classified according to norms of the National Institute of Health (2000) as well as the systolic and diastolic blood pressure by a electronic digital device (DIGITRONIC). A metal anthropometric tape was used for the waist to hip ratio (WHR). It was used Analyses of variance (ANOVA) one-way, post hoc of Tukey and correlation of Spearman for the nonparametric data adopting the level of &#961;&#8804; 0,05 for rejection of the null hypothesis. The body mass index indicated high factors of risk in the consisting groups. In all the groups were registered the desire to reduce their silhouettes. The body weight shows reduced when compared with the younger group in the male group of superior age group, while in the female group the inverse one occurs. The autoimage perception is associated with the classification of the waist to hip ratio in the female gender in the age group of the 50 to the 59 years and in the classification of the body mass index of all constituted groups. Significant associations had not been found for classification of the systolic and diastolic blood pressure in relation to the auto-image 41 perception. This thesis presents relation of interdisciplinarity and its contents have application in the fields of Physical Education, Medicine, Physiotherapy and Nursing / Imagem corporal ? a figura de nossos corpos constru?da em nossas mentes e o grau de insatisfa??o geralmente est? associada a fatores de risco identificados por medidas antropom?tricas. O objetivo desse estudo descritivo foi avaliar os fatores de risco decorrentes das vari?veis morfol?gicas e funcionais associadas ? percep??o de autoimagem em 130 praticantes de caminhada de meia-idade da zona sul da cidade de Natal, subdivididos em quatro grupos em fun??o do g?nero e faixa et?ria. Como instrumentos de medida foram utilizados um question?rio proposto por Stunkart constitu?do de nove silhuetas (percep??o de auto-imagem) para ambos os g?neros e faixa et?rias; uma balan?a equipada com estadi?metro para a massa corporal (kg) e estatura (m) e o ?ndice de massa corporal (kg/m2) que foi calculado com base nas medidas do peso corporal e estatura e classificados de acordo com as normas do Instituto Nacional da Sa?de (2000), bem como a press?o arterial sist?lica e diast?lica por um dispositivo eletr?nico digital (DIGITRONIC); fita antropom?trica de metal para rela??o cintura/quadril. Foi utilizada a An?lise de vari?ncia (ANOVA) simples, post hoc de Tukey e correla??o de Spearman para os dados n?o param?tricos adotando o n?vel de &#961; &#1051983;0,05 para rejei??o da hip?tese nula. O ?ndice de massa corporal apresentou elevados fatores de risco nos grupos constitu?dos. Em todos os grupos foi registrado o desejo de reduzir suas silhuetas. A massa corporal mostrou-se reduzida no grupo masculino de faixa et?ria superior, quando comparada com o grupo mais jovem, enquanto no grupo feminino, ocorre o inverso. A percep??o de auto-imagem est? associada ? classifica??o da rela??o cintura/quadril no g?nero feminino na faixa et?ria dos 50 aos 59 anos e na classifica??o do ?ndice de massa corporal de todos os grupos constitu?dos. Associa??es significativas n?o foram encontradas para classifica??o da press?o arterial sist?lica e diast?lica em rela??o ? percep??o de auto-imagem. Essa x tese apresenta rela??o de interdisciplinaridade, tendo o seu conte?do uma aplica??o nos campos da Educa??o F?sica, Medicina, Fisioterapia e Enfermagem.

Thesis (MTech (Informatics and design))--Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2007 / Magazines are highly specialised forms ofmass media communication. Across cultures, women's magazines and advertisements systematically promote an ideal of feminine beauty that is embedded primarily in body-image. Mass advertised messages targeted at women promote dominant mainstream cultural and global standards regarding body-image. They al~ promote the use of various products and lifestyle patterns that are intended to enable women to achieve the desired 'look' of the moment. The influence of these advertised messages manifests iD real-life consequences, which are either positive or negative, and which, in turn, influence women's role in society. Seen in this light, certain manipulative practices present in the print media have been identified, which are used extensively to influence women, to shape their perceptions of the world around them, and to coach them into embracing a consumerist lifestyle, with the ultimate aim of generating revenue. In this regard, this study focuses on the ways in which advertising design in women's magazines and the content ofthe South African and Polish EUe and Cosmopolitan, as well as the South African Fairlady and the Polish Twoj Styl represent the image ofcontemporary women in South Africa and Poland.