title: [Relationship between body weight status and self-concept in schoolchildren].
abstract: Body weight status has been linked to other health parameters. The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship between body weight status and self-concept in a sample of 216 students (9.26 ± 1.26 years) from schools of the Southeast of Spain. BMI (Body-mass index) was used to evaluate the body weight status. Subjects were classified into normal weight, overweight and obesity according to international standards. The six dimensions of self-concept (intellectual, behavioral, physical, lack of anxiety, social and life satisfaction) were assessed using the Piers-Harris Self-Concept Scale. The results showed significant associations between BMI and intellectual self-concept, life satisfaction, global self-concept and physical self. Subjects categorized as overweight or obese were those who showed lower scores on the self-concept scale. Interventions focused on improving the body weight status are needed in order to achieve better self-concept levels and health among young people.
authors.affiliation: Universidad de Murcia, Murcia.. pjtarraga@sescam.jccm.es.
authors.forename: Arancha
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gálvez Casas
authors.affiliation: Universidad de Murcia, Murcia.. pjtarraga@sescam.jccm.es.
authors.forename: Pedro L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Rodríguez García
authors.affiliation: Universidad de Murcia, Murcia.. pjtarraga@sescam.jccm.es.
authors.forename: Andrés
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rosa Guillamón
authors.affiliation: Universidad de Murcia, Murcia.. pjtarraga@sescam.jccm.es.
authors.forename: Eliseo
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: García-Cantó
authors.affiliation: Universidad de Murcia, Murcia.. pjtarraga@sescam.jccm.es.
authors.forename: Juan J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Pérez-Soto
authors.affiliation: Universidad de Castilla la Mancha, Albacete. España.. pjtarraga@sescam.jccm.es.
authors.forename: Loreto
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Tarraga Marcos
authors.affiliation: Universidad de Castilla la Mancha, Albacete. España.. pjtarraga@sescam.jccm.es.
authors.forename: Pedro
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Tarraga López
mesh_terms: D001828:Body Image; D015992:Body Mass Index; D001835:Body Weight / Q000502:physiology*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009765:Obesity / Q000523:psychology; D050177:Overweight / Q000523:psychology; D012649:Self Concept; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology