The beauty standard over the female body based on the BMI

Authors

  • Clara Maria Silveira Monteiro de Freitas Universidade Federal da Paraíba
  • Ricardo Bezerra Torres Lima Universidade de Pernambuco
  • António Silva Costa Universidade do Porto; Faculdade de Desporto
  • Ademar Lucena Filho Universidade de Pernambuco

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S1807-55092010000300010

Keywords:

Aesthetics, Beauty, Body image, BMI

Abstract

The objective of this study was to confirm the existence of a beauty standard over the feminine body and to define it by means of a scientific standard, which is the Body Mass Index, as well as to know how this body is socially represented. One hundred and fifty-one subjects, including undergraduate and postgraduate students of Physical Education from the State University of Pernambuco, answered a questionnaire that included questions which allowed the analysis of a panel containing photos of 7 women aged between 18 and 22 years. Not only the existence of a standard of physical beauty in our society was confirmed, but also a tendency to uniformity in the perception of a beautiful body by Physical Education students and professionals, as well as by individuals not included in this group.

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Published

2010-09-01

Issue

Vol. 24 No. 3 (2010)

Section

naodefinida

License

Todo o conteúdo da revista, exceto onde está identificado, está licenciado sob uma Licença Creative Commons (CC-BY)

How to Cite

Freitas, C. M. S. M. de, Lima, R. B. T., Costa, A. S., & Lucena Filho, A. (2010). The beauty standard over the female body based on the BMI . Brazilian Journal of Physical Education and Sport, 24(3), 389-404. https://doi.org/10.1590/S1807-55092010000300010