Body image distortion among Brazilian and Portuguese women with children: A comparative study between the ELSA-Brasil and Generation XXI cohorts

Data de publicação: 01/11/2022 Data Ahead of Print: 01/10/2022

Autores da FMUP

José Henrique Dias Pinto De Barros

Autor

Participantes de fora da FMUP

Patrao, AL
Almeida, MD
Henriques, A
Matos, SMA
Griep, RH
Aquino, EML

Unidades de investigação

Ciências da Saúde Pública e Forenses, e Educação Médica

Abstract

Solid evidence indicates that body image distortion is associated with various physical and mental health problems in women (e.g. Lee and Lee, 2016; Mo center dot lbert et al., 2017; Raj and Ploriya, 2020; Sagar, 2005; Shin et al., 2015). Furthermore, body image has been shown to vary according to life context and stage, particularly after a woman has had children. This scenario justifies the comparison between different countries and cultures. The objective of the present study was to evaluate the prevalence and associated factors of body image distortion/ accuracy in Brazilian and Portuguese women with children. The study assessed women selected from two epidemiological cohorts: ELSA-Brasil in Brazil (n = 1468) and Generation XXI in Portugal (n = 3380). The data analyzed were based on multidimensional questionnaires from which sociodemographic and family character-istics as well as data associated with lifestyle and health were obtained. The results show that most women in both cohorts had an accurate perception of their own body size. In cases of distorted self-perception, the like-lihood of the Brazilian women perceiving themselves as being heavier was greater if they had had cancer, whereas the Portuguese women were less likely to perceive themselves as heavier when they had less schooling. Perceiving themselves as thinner than they actually are, was associated with poorer self-perception of their own state of health in the Brazilian women and with poorer schooling in both the Brazilian and Portuguese women. The present findings contribute towards improving understanding of the influence of body image distortion on the health and wellbeing of Brazilian and Portuguese women, possibly leading to the implementation of health -promoting policies in both countries.

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ISSN/ISSNe:: 1096-0260, 0091-7435
Tipo:: Article
Páginas:: -
DOI:: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2022.107316

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Patrao, AL:: Univ Porto CPUP, Ctr Psychol, Fac Psychol & Educ Sci, R Alfredo Allen, P-4200135 Porto, Portugal

Univ Fed Bahia, Collect Hlth Inst, R Basilio Gama S-N, BR-40110040 Salvador, BA, Brazil

Univ Porto, Fac Psychol & Educ Sci, R Alfredo Allen, P-4200135 Porto, Portugal
Almeida, MD:: Fundacao Oswaldo Cruz, Goncalo Moniz Inst, Rua Waldemar Falcao 121, BR-40296710 Salvador, BA, Brazil
Henriques, A:: Univ Porto, Inst Publ Hlth, EPIUnit, Rua Taipas 135, P-4050600 Porto, Portugal

Lab Integrat & Translat Res Populat Hlth ITR, Porto, Portugal
Matos, SMA:: Univ Fed Bahia, Collect Hlth Inst, R Basilio Gama S-N, BR-40110040 Salvador, BA, Brazil
Barros, H:: Univ Porto, Inst Publ Hlth, EPIUnit, Rua Taipas 135, P-4050600 Porto, Portugal

Lab Integrat & Translat Res Populat Hlth ITR, Porto, Portugal

Universidade. Univ Porto, Fac Med, Dept Publ Hlth & Forens Sci & Med Educ, Porto, Portugal
Griep, RH:: Fiocruz MS, Oswaldo Cruz Inst, Lab Educ Environm & Hlth, Av Brasil 4365, BR-21040360 Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
Aquino, EML:: Univ Fed Bahia, Collect Hlth Inst, R Basilio Gama S-N, BR-40110040 Salvador, BA, Brazil