The aim of this research lies on comparing anxiety body image profiles between male and female university students. A total sample of 2089 freshmen-902 women and 1187 men is from the different degrees offered by the Autonomous University of Chihuahua, with an average age of 18.23 ± 0.74 years. The approach used in the research is part of a quantitative design with a survey description. The differences found between men and women regarding their own perception of anxiety suggest that when designing any kind of intervention that aims at the decreasingly perceived anxiety, the gender variable will have to be taken into account. Future investigations should respond to these discoveries in larger samples.
The purpose of this study is to compare female and male college students' academic self-efficacy. The overall sample consisted of 1,995 participants, 862 women and 1,133 men, all freshman students at the Universidad Autónoma de Chihuahua (Autonomous University of Chihuahua). The average age is 18.18 years (SD= 0.68). This quantitative study has a survey-type, descriptive design. Differences found between men and women regarding their perceived self-efficacy, suggest that any effort to improve perceived self-efficacy must take gender into consideration.
Resumen
IntroducciónEl presente estudio pretende indagar si se replican los resultados psicométricos propuestos por Revuelta, Rodríguez, Ruiz de Azúa y Ramos (2015) para el Cuestionario de Autoconcepto Dimensional (AUDIM).
MétodoLa muestra total fue de 1518 universitarios mexicanos, con una edad media de 20.56 años (DE=1.88). La estructura factorial del cuestionario se analizó a través de análisis factoriales exploratorios y confirmatorios.
ResultadosLos análisis muestran que una estructura cuatro factores es viable y adecuada.
Discusión o ConclusiónLa estructura de cuatro factores (autoconcepto personal, autoconcepto físico, autoconcepto social y autoconcepto académico), atendiendo a criterios estadísticos y sustantivos, ha mostrado adecuados indicadores de ajuste de fiabilidad y validez. Sin embargo el modelo obtenido no coincide con el plateado por Revuelta et al. (2015). Futuras investigaciones deberían replicar estos hallazgos en muestras más amplias.
El objetivo principal del presente estudio fue examinar el efecto de la insatisfacción con la imagen corporal y la práctica de actividad física sobre la percepción de bienestar psicológico en jóvenes mexicanas mediante un modelo de ecuaciones estructurales. Un total de 488 estudiantes universitarias mexicanas de 18 a 24 años de edad contestaron las versiones cortas de los cuestionarios Multidimensional Body Self Relations Questionnaire, Cuestionario Internacional de Actividad Física y Bienestar Psicológico de Ryff. Los resultados del modelo de ecuaciones estructurales mostraron que la práctica de actividad física, a través de la importancia subjetiva de la forma y la apariencia físicas, tiene un efecto indirecto positivo sobre la percepción de bienestar psicológico en la dimensión de autoaceptación y ésta a su vez ejerce un efecto directo positivo sobre el crecimiento personal. El modelo propuesto obtiene un ajuste satisfactorio, explicando el 38% de la varianza en la percepción de bienestar psicológico en la dimensión de crecimiento personal (variable criterio).
Summary. 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).
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