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Querido/a vamos conversar sobre o nosso peso : Comunicação e a obesidade/ excesso de peso no casal
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Introdução: A obesidade e o excesso de peso têm aumentado significativamente, sendo prejudiciais à saúde dos indivíduos. Existindo evidências de como as relações amorosas têm impacto na saúde, torna-se relevante compreender a obesidade/excesso de peso ao analisar variáveis do casal. Além disso, a comunicação conjugal é uma variável impactante nos comportamentos de saúde adotados. O principal objetivo deste estudo é avaliar se o padrão comunicacional conjugal prediz a frequência com que os casais discutem assuntos de obesidade/excesso de peso na relação. Método: A amostra é composta por 37 casais (74 indivíduos) com uma idade média de 47,82 anos (DP = 12,77), que coabitam juntos há pelo menos 12 meses e onde pelo menos um dos membros apresenta obesidade ou excesso de peso.
Os instrumentos utilizados foram: Questionário Sociodemográfico, de estilo de vida e saúde; Questionário de Padrões de Comunicação Versão-Curta (QPC-VC) e a equipa construiu um item de resposta única para avaliar a frequência de discussão. Resultados: Apesar de haverem diferenças significativas entre homens e mulheres relativamente ao Padrão Complementar Negativo (PCN), os resultados obtidos pelo Modelo APIM demonstram que o padrão comunicacional conjugal não prediz a frequência com que casais discutem assuntos de obesidade/excesso de peso na relação. Conclusão: Apesar do padrão comunicacional não predizer a frequência com que os casais discutem assuntos de obesidade/excesso de peso, outras variáveis deverão ser estudadas no futuro, visto que existe uma promissora linha de estudos que investiga as variáveis do casal na compreensão de mudanças de comportamentos de saúde dos indivíduos.
Introduction: Obesity and overweight have increased significantly, being harmful to an individual’s health. There is evidence that romantic relationships impact an individual’s health, so it becomes relevant to understand obesity/overweight while analysing a couple’s variables. Furthermore, the adopted health behaviours are affected by the marital communication variable. This study aims to understand how the marital communication pattern foretells the frequency at which couples approach obesity/overweight subjects in the relationship. Method: The sample has 37 couples (74 individuals) with an average age of 47,82 (SD = 12,77), that have been living together for a minimum of 12 months, where at least one of its members has obesity or overweight. The employed instruments were: Sociodemographic, lifestyle and health Questionnaire; Communication Pattern Questionnaire - Short Version (CPQ-SV), and to evaluate the frequency of discussion, the team developed a single-answer item. Results: Although there are significant differences between men and women in regards to PCN, the results obtained through APIM demonstrate how the marital communicational pattern does not foretell the frequency at which couples approach obesity/overweight subjects. Conclusion: Although the marital communication pattern does not foretell the frequency at which couples discuss obesity/excess weight subjects, other variables should be studied in the future, since there is a promising set of studies that look into couple’s variabilities regarding the comprehension of individuals’ health behaviour changes.
Introduction: Obesity and overweight have increased significantly, being harmful to an individual’s health. There is evidence that romantic relationships impact an individual’s health, so it becomes relevant to understand obesity/overweight while analysing a couple’s variables. Furthermore, the adopted health behaviours are affected by the marital communication variable. This study aims to understand how the marital communication pattern foretells the frequency at which couples approach obesity/overweight subjects in the relationship. Method: The sample has 37 couples (74 individuals) with an average age of 47,82 (SD = 12,77), that have been living together for a minimum of 12 months, where at least one of its members has obesity or overweight. The employed instruments were: Sociodemographic, lifestyle and health Questionnaire; Communication Pattern Questionnaire - Short Version (CPQ-SV), and to evaluate the frequency of discussion, the team developed a single-answer item. Results: Although there are significant differences between men and women in regards to PCN, the results obtained through APIM demonstrate how the marital communicational pattern does not foretell the frequency at which couples approach obesity/overweight subjects. Conclusion: Although the marital communication pattern does not foretell the frequency at which couples discuss obesity/excess weight subjects, other variables should be studied in the future, since there is a promising set of studies that look into couple’s variabilities regarding the comprehension of individuals’ health behaviour changes.
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Dissertação de Mestrado apresentada no ISPA – Instituto Universitário para obtenção de grau de Mestre na especialidade de Psicologia Clínica.
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Obesidade Excesso de peso Casais Comunicação conjugal frequência de discussão Análise diádica Obesity/ overweight Couples Marital communication Discussion frequency Dyadic analysis