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musculación
salud mental
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Introducción: La imagen corporal es una construcción multidimensional e individual de la percepción del propio cuerpo, a menudo distorsionada por los practicantes de musculación, lo que genera un estrés significativo. Por lo tanto, este estudio tuvo como objetivo identificar la percepción de la autoimagen entre practicantes de musculación, delineando la prevalencia y el perfil de personas en riesgo de dismorfia muscular. Metodología: Se llevó a cabo un estudio exploratorio con practicantes de musculación que proporcionaron datos personales y respondieron al cuestionario de la Escala de Satisfacción con la Apariencia Muscular (MASS). Resultados: Los resultados indicaron que la mayoría de los participantes (63,75%; p = 0,01) reportaron satisfacción con su apariencia. Además, se observaron diferencias significativas entre los grupos en relación con la edad (f = 4,96; p = 0,03), el número de sesiones de entrenamiento por semana (f = 6,07; p = 0,01) y la percepción subjetiva del esfuerzo (f = 4,19; p = 0,01). Discusión: Se observaron correlaciones entre la disforia muscular y la edad (ρ = -0,197; p = 0,01), sugiriendo una relación inversa entre la edad y la vulnerabilidad a la disforia, así como correlaciones positivas con el número de sesiones de entrenamiento por semana (ρ = 0,320; p = 0,01) y la percepción subjetiva del esfuerzo (ρ = 0,255; p = 0,01). Conclusión: Se sugiere que las personas en riesgo de dismorfia tienden a entrenar con mayor frecuencia e intensidad y suelen ser más jóvenes.
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