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Examining Body Satisfaction and Emotional–Social Intelligence among School Children: Educational Implications
In childhood, the perception of body image is in the construction phase and emerges linked to the aesthetic ideals of society, which is well differentiated according to gender. In this way, according to people’s interpretations of the environment and how to manage it emotionally, greater or lesser b...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7143393/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32209992 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17062120 |
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author | Amado Alonso, Diana León-del-Barco, Benito Mendo-Lázaro, Santiago Iglesias Gallego, Damián |
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description | In childhood, the perception of body image is in the construction phase and emerges linked to the aesthetic ideals of society, which is well differentiated according to gender. In this way, according to people’s interpretations of the environment and how to manage it emotionally, greater or lesser body satisfaction may be generated, which could have irreversible consequences for children. Therefore, our interest lies in how body image satisfaction and gender can act as modulating variables of emotional intelligence in childhood, analyzing differences in the intrapersonal, interpersonal, stress management, adaptability, and mood dimensions of emotional intelligence, according to the degree of body image satisfaction and the child’s gender. A total of 944 Primary Education students selected by multistage cluster sampling, 548 boys and 396 girls aged between 9 and 12 years from different schools in Extremadura (Spain), participated in the research. The study design was descriptive, and questionnaires to measure emotional intelligence, self-perception, and body image satisfaction were used. An analysis of descriptive statistics, a Chi-square test to measure the variance/invariance of the participants’ distribution according to their satisfaction with body image and gender, and a MANOVA to determine the possible effects of satisfaction with body image as well as of gender on emotional intelligence were conducted. Regardless of gender, children who were satisfied with their body image showed higher interpersonal intelligence, greater adaptability, and better mood. With respect to gender, girls showed higher stress management than boys. Throughout Compulsory Education, it is necessary to promote campaigns imparted by specialists to prevent body image dissatisfaction, so that the benefits can reach the entire educational community (students, teachers, and parents). In this work, several possibilities are described to meet the demands of contemporary society. |
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spelling | pubmed-71433932020-04-14 Examining Body Satisfaction and Emotional–Social Intelligence among School Children: Educational Implications Amado Alonso, Diana León-del-Barco, Benito Mendo-Lázaro, Santiago Iglesias Gallego, Damián Int J Environ Res Public Health Article In childhood, the perception of body image is in the construction phase and emerges linked to the aesthetic ideals of society, which is well differentiated according to gender. In this way, according to people’s interpretations of the environment and how to manage it emotionally, greater or lesser body satisfaction may be generated, which could have irreversible consequences for children. Therefore, our interest lies in how body image satisfaction and gender can act as modulating variables of emotional intelligence in childhood, analyzing differences in the intrapersonal, interpersonal, stress management, adaptability, and mood dimensions of emotional intelligence, according to the degree of body image satisfaction and the child’s gender. A total of 944 Primary Education students selected by multistage cluster sampling, 548 boys and 396 girls aged between 9 and 12 years from different schools in Extremadura (Spain), participated in the research. The study design was descriptive, and questionnaires to measure emotional intelligence, self-perception, and body image satisfaction were used. An analysis of descriptive statistics, a Chi-square test to measure the variance/invariance of the participants’ distribution according to their satisfaction with body image and gender, and a MANOVA to determine the possible effects of satisfaction with body image as well as of gender on emotional intelligence were conducted. Regardless of gender, children who were satisfied with their body image showed higher interpersonal intelligence, greater adaptability, and better mood. With respect to gender, girls showed higher stress management than boys. Throughout Compulsory Education, it is necessary to promote campaigns imparted by specialists to prevent body image dissatisfaction, so that the benefits can reach the entire educational community (students, teachers, and parents). In this work, several possibilities are described to meet the demands of contemporary society. MDPI 2020-03-23 2020-03 /pmc/articles/PMC7143393/ /pubmed/32209992 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17062120 Text en © 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Amado Alonso, Diana León-del-Barco, Benito Mendo-Lázaro, Santiago Iglesias Gallego, Damián Examining Body Satisfaction and Emotional–Social Intelligence among School Children: Educational Implications |
title | Examining Body Satisfaction and Emotional–Social Intelligence among School Children: Educational Implications |
title_full | Examining Body Satisfaction and Emotional–Social Intelligence among School Children: Educational Implications |
title_fullStr | Examining Body Satisfaction and Emotional–Social Intelligence among School Children: Educational Implications |
title_full_unstemmed | Examining Body Satisfaction and Emotional–Social Intelligence among School Children: Educational Implications |
title_short | Examining Body Satisfaction and Emotional–Social Intelligence among School Children: Educational Implications |
title_sort | examining body satisfaction and emotional–social intelligence among school children: educational implications |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7143393/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32209992 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17062120 |
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