Self-image in two first stages of the adolescence and related factors

Abstract

This paper describes the body image in an large group of students from Cantabria, Spain (n=1179 adolescents), 10 to 17 years old (early and intermediate adolescence) within a ampler study directed to demonstrate a healthful lifestyle in these adolescents carried out by professors of university and professors of physical education of the educative centers.  The main findings are that the adolescents have, generally, a good self-image, and although they do not recognize the high prevalence of overweight and obesity, they wish to become thin and the satisfaction degree that they have with his body image is getting worse as advances the adolescence, signifi cantly more in girls. This dissatisfaction must be considered in the boarding of the adolescents with obesity