Title Zadovoljstvo tjelesnim izgledom u različitim fazama menstrualnog ciklusa Title (english) Satisfaction with body appearance in different phases of menstrual cycle Author Mirna Čugura Mentor Andrea Tokić (mentor)Mentor Irena Pavela Banai (komentor)Committee member Andrea Tokić (predsjednik povjerenstva)Committee member Marina Nekić (član povjerenstva)Committee member Ana Šimunić (član povjerenstva)Granter University of Zadar Defense date and country 2018-09-24, Croatia Scientific / art field, SOCIAL SCIENCES Abstract Menstrualni ciklus je razdoblje između dvije menstruacije, koji obično traje 28 dana. Faze ciklusa se razlikuju po razini spolnih hormona. Početkom ciklusa dolazi do porasta estrogena i progesterona, a netom prije ovulacije naglog skoka estrogena. Nakon toga opada razina estrogena, a povećava se razina progesterona, pa se on u lutealnoj fazi luči više. Potom, padaju razine oba hormona i nastupa menstruacija. Ovisno o različitim fazama menstrualnog ciklusa, mijenja se i plodnost žene, a s time i neki drugi aspekti ponašanja i doživljavanja. Primjerice, tijekom ovulacijske faze žena je najplodnija, pa se prema evolucijskoj teoriji očekuje da se žena u tom periodu osjeća najprivlačnijom jer bi time povećala šansu za privlačenjem partnera. Slika o tijelu je subjektivna reprezentacija vlastitog tjelesnog izgleda koja odražava percepciju, mišljenje i osjećaje osobe vezane uz njezino tijelo. S obzirom da se u funkciji promjene hormona/plodnosti mijenja osjećaj privlačnosti, može se pretpostaviti i da se mijenja percepcija tijela. Stoga, cilj ovog istraživanja bio je ispitati promjene zadovoljstva tjelesnim izgledom u različitim fazama menstrualnog ciklusa. U istraživanju je sudjelovalo 49 ispitanica, studentica starijih od 18 godina. Prosječna dob bila je 21 godinu. U istraživanje su uključene ispitanice koje su imale regularne cikluse, koje nisu pile kontracepcijske pilule, te nisu imale dijagnosticirana oboljenja reproduktivnog ili endokrinog sustava. Istraživanje je provedeno u dvije faze mjerenja: lutealnoj i ovulacijskoj fazi ciklusa, u kojima su ispitanice ispunjavale Upitnik zadovoljstva tjelesnim izgledom (Franzoi i Shields, 1984). Upitnik se sastoji od tri subskale: zadovoljstvo seksualnom privlačnosti, zadovoljstvo težinom i tjelesna kondicija. Obradom rezultata, nije utvrđena značajna razlika u zadovoljstvu izgledom u različitim fazama menstrualnog ciklusa, odnosno lutealnoj (neplodnoj) i ovulacijskoj (plodnoj) fazi ciklusa.
Abstract (english) The menstrual cycle starts on the first day of the menstrual period and ends the day before the next period begins, and the average length of the menstrual cycle is 28 days. In different phases of the cycle there are different hormone levels. At the beginning of the cycle, the level of both estrogen and progesterone rises. Then, just before ovulation,the level of estrogen reaches the top. After that, the level of estrogen starts to fall but progesteron rises. In the luteal phase the progesterone level is higher than estrogen. Then, the level of both hormones is low and it is time for menstrual bleeding. Also, depending on different phases of menstrual cycles, fertility changes, and also some aspects of human behaviour and experince. For example, a woman is the most fertile during ovulation, and that is why she feels most attractive then, to increase her chances to find a partner, according to evolutionary theory. The body image is a subjective representation of one's own physical appearance that reflects the perception, thinking and feelings of a person related to her body. So, as the level of hormones/fertility changes, the feeling of attractiveness also changes in different phases of the cycle, which is why we can assume that also the perception of body also will. So, the purpose of this research was to determine whether satisfaction with appearance changes depending on different phases of the menstrual cycle. The subjects were 49 women, students older than 18 years of age. The average age was 21. Participants of research were women who have regular menstrual cycle, don't use contraceptive pills and don't have any reproductive or endocrine disease diagnosed. The research was conducted in two phases of measurement: ovulation and luteal phase of menstrual cycle, in which subjects filled The Body-Esteem Scale (BES; Franzoi i Shields, 1984). The BES consists of three subscales: Sexual Attractiveness, Weight Concern and Physical Condition. The results of this research show that there is no significant difference in satisfaction with body appearance in different phases of menstrual cycle, luteal (infertile) and ovulation (fertile) phase.
Keywords
menstrualni ciklus
plodnost
lutealna faza
ovulacija
slika o tijelu
zadovoljstvo izgledom
Keywords (english)
menstral cycle
fertility
luteal phase
ovulation
body image
satisfaction with appearance
Language croatian URN:NBN urn:nbn:hr:162:114563 Study programme Title: Psychology Type of resource Text File origin Born digital Access conditions Access restricted to students and staff of home institution Terms of use Repository University of Zadar Institutional Repository Created on 2018-11-12 11:11:48
