Imagem corporal de adolescentes: um estudo sobre as relações de gênero e influência da mídia

The purpose of the study is to analyze gender differences in a sample of adolescents regarding the perception of body image, perception of the influence of the media and the practice of physical activity. We used the Body Shape Questionnaire (BSQ), the Cuestionario de InfluenciasdelModeloEstetico Corporal (CIMEC-26) and the discussion group as data collection technique. The results indicate the existence of a greater body dissatisfaction, as well as greater influence of mass media on females adolescents. In addition, the speeches of focus groups underscore a wide variety of mediators in the construction of body image today: the norm of thinness, the lack of a diversity of clothes that adapt to different bodies, the impact of the influence of media and social evidence that thin people are more accepted in all social spheres.