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Revista Colombiana de Psicología
Print version ISSN 0121-5469
Abstract
FERREIRA, MICHELE CRISTINA et al. Relationship Between Social and Personal Variables, Body Image, and Wellbeing at Work of NutritionistsRelação Entre Variáveis Sociais e Pessoais, Imagem Corporal e Bem-Estar no Trabalho dos Nutricionistas. Rev. colomb. psicol. [online]. 2014, vol.23, n.1, pp.195-205. ISSN 0121-5469. https://doi.org/10.15446/rcp.v23n1.39873.
The objective of this study was to investigate wellbeing in a random sample of nutritionists, using body image, and social and personal variables as causal factors, in an exploratory, cross-sectional study. Statistical treatments included descriptive analyses, t-tests, ANOVAs, and linear regressions. The 242 participants perceived themselves frequently in a wellbeing state at work (M=3.8); 25.6% of participants presented a mildly distorted body image, 14.5% a moderately distorted body image, and 7.5% a severely distorted body image. Social and personal variables, such as having children and the level of personal income, were associated with wellbeing. Body image had a significant negative impact of 3.2 % on wellbeing.
Keywords : well-being; body image; profession; nutritionists.