Ansiedad por la imagen corporal en estudiantes de la Carrera de Psicología de la Facultad de Psicología de la Universidad de Cuenca, período 2020- 2021

Abstract

Body image is part of society and has changed over time; It involves elements such as personality, self-esteem, self-concept and, if threatened in any way, it could lead to different disorders, including eating disorders or anxiety, which involve consequences at a physical, cognitive, emotional and behavioral level. The general objective of this research is to describe the degree of trait and state anxiety according to the body image of the students of the Psychology career in the period 2020-2021; as well as describe and determine the degrees of anxiety according to the trait and state scales, taking into account the weight factor and the non-weight factor. This study has a quantitative, cross-sectional approach, descriptive in scope and with a type of non-experimental design. We worked with a population of 198 students belonging to the career of Psychology of the Faculty of Psychology of the University of Cuenca. The instruments used were a sociodemographic record and the Body Image Anxiety Scale. Among the results, it was found that there is a greater representation by the female sex between 18-20, who have high levels of trait and state anxiety, in turn, those who do not exercise or diet reflect these values; In relation to the items corresponding to the parts of the body in comparison with men, regarding anxiety status, weight factor, the item scored highest by both sexes was the abdomen and in non-weight factor were the wrists