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Gaeta González ML, Cavazos Arroyo J, Pérez Armendáriz B. Personal perception and eating habits in the school context in mexican children from marginalized areas. Hacia Promoc. Salud [Internet]. 2014 Jul. 1 [cited 2024 May 18];19(2):53-65. Available from: https://revistasojs.ucaldas.edu.co/index.php/hacialapromociondelasalud/article/view/2209

Authors

Martha Leticia Gaeta González
Universidad Popular Autónoma del Estado de Puebla
marthaleticia.gaeta@upaep.mx
Judith Cavazos Arroyo
Universidad Popular Autónoma del Estado de Puebla
judith.cavazos@upaep.mx
Beatriz Pérez Armendáriz
Universidad Popular Autónoma del Estado de Puebla
beatriz.perez@upaep.mx

Abstract

Objective: To analyze physical and general self-concept, concern about physical appearance and obesity as  well as eating habits in the school context, in children between 9 and 13 years old in two highly marginalized  contexts in Mexico. Materials and Methods: Mixed, non-experimental, descriptive and cross-sectional  investigation in two stages: in the first stage a survey technique was used and the in the second stage  photographic evidence and the opinion of an expert in food biotechnology were used. A total of 490 fifth and  sixth grade elementary school students participated. Results: Positive general and physical self-concept in  children was found, with very few significant differences between boys and girls. Although children of both  sexes have normal weights and heights according to their age, there is a great concern and interest in  obesity, but also food consumption dynamic in the school context with high caloric content, poor in nutrients  and that promotes obesogenic lifestyles. Conclusions: Complexity in the perception of the students  regarding their self-concept and eating habits is evident. The need to design educational strategies in a  cross-curricular manner to transform children’s wrong ideas about the self image, that of others and healthy  eating habits, is emphasized.

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