Insatisfacción corporal y niveles de autoestima en estudiantes de los programas de comunicación social y periodismo en la ciudad de Villavicencio

Abstract

This research has objective of determinate the relationship between the variables of body dissatisfaction and self-esteem levels in students who belong to a Social Communication and Journalism program in the city of Villavicencio-Meta. The methodology implemented for the development of this research was of Quantitative approach with a Transversal Descriptive-Correlational design and a type of non-probabilistic sampling by convenience or intentional type; due to the characteristics of the population and the access to it. This research counted with the total participation of 120 students belonging to this program. The instruments used in this study were the Body Shape Questionnaire (BSQ) and the Coopersmith Self-Esteem Inventory. Finally, for the analysis of the results, the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) program was used, in which it was found that there is an inversely proportional correlation; which indicates that the higher the levels of body dissatisfaction, the lower the levels of self-esteem, in relation to the specific objectives, it was found that most students present average levels of body dissatisfaction and high levels of self-esteem in the different dimensions. As for the conclusions, it was found that the students of social communication and journalism are not influenced by the choice of their career, nor by social pressure at the moment of guaranteeing their labor success. It was also concluded that women have higher levels of body dissatisfaction and lower levels of self-esteem compared to men.