Motivation for the Study and satisfaction with the Body Image of 4th and 5th year high school students of a school in Santa Anita

Authors

  • Susana Vigo Torres Colegio San Francisco de Borja

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15381/rinvp.v21i1.15115

Keywords:

Students, private educational institution, motivation, satisfaction with body image

Abstract

The present investigation had as objective to present the existing relations between the motivation for the study and the corporal image of the students belonging to a Private Educational Institution in the district of Santa Anita (Lima-Peru). The research had a correlational descriptive design taking a sample of 210 students of 4th and 5th year of secondary education from the same school, to whom two instruments were applied, the Motivation and Learning Strategies Questionnaire and the Questionnaire for the Evaluation of Dissatisfaction with the Body Image (IMAGE). The results reveal that there are significant correlations regarding the motivation to study and body image of the students of the aforementioned Institution. The dimensions of Motivation and Learning Strategies are mostly related to the factors of Evaluation of Dissatisfaction with Body Image, except for the dimension Internal attribution of success that is not related.

Author Biography

  • Susana Vigo Torres, Colegio San Francisco de Borja
    Docente en Colegio San Francisco de Borja

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Published

2018-09-13

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Section

Investigaciones

How to Cite

Vigo Torres, S. (2018). Motivation for the Study and satisfaction with the Body Image of 4th and 5th year high school students of a school in Santa Anita. Revista De Investigación En Psicología, 21(1), 87-100. https://doi.org/10.15381/rinvp.v21i1.15115