Influence of body dissatisfaction and physical activity on the psychological well-being of young Mexican women

Authors

  • Humberto Blanco Vega Universidad Autónoma de Chihuahua
  • Perla Jannet Jurado García
  • Carolina Jiménez Lira
  • Susana Ivonne Aguirre Vásquez
  • Jesús Enrique Peinado Pérez
  • Juan Francisco Aguirre Chávez
  • María Del Carmen Zueck Enríquez
  • José René Blanco Ornelas

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.47197/retos.v45i0.91097

Keywords:

Physical activity habits, Body dissatisfaction, self-acceptance, personal growth, SEM.

Abstract

The main objective of the present study was to examine the effect of dissatisfaction with body image and the practice of physical activity on the perception of psychological well-being in young Mexican women using a structural equation model. A total of 488 Mexican university students between the ages of 18 and 24 answered the short versions of Ryff's Multidimensional Body Self Relations Questionnaire, International Questionnaire on Physical Activity and Psychological Well-being. The results of the structural equations model showed that the practice of physical activity, through the subjective importance of physical shape and appearance, has a positive indirect effect on the perception of psychological well-being in the self-acceptance dimension and this in turn it has a direct positive effect on personal growth. The proposed model obtains a satisfactory fit, explaining 38% of the variance in the perception of psychological well-being in the dimension of personal growth (criterion variable).

Author Biography

Humberto Blanco Vega, Universidad Autónoma de Chihuahua

 

 

 

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Published

2022-06-21

How to Cite

Blanco Vega, H., Jurado García, P. J., Jiménez Lira, C., Aguirre Vásquez, S. I., Peinado Pérez, J. E., Aguirre Chávez, J. F., … Blanco Ornelas, J. R. (2022). Influence of body dissatisfaction and physical activity on the psychological well-being of young Mexican women. Retos, 45, 259–267. https://doi.org/10.47197/retos.v45i0.91097

Issue

Vol. 45 (2022)

Section

Original Research Article

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