Diferencias culturales en la percepción del volumen corporal

  1. Lilia Mestas 1
  2. Fernando Gordillo León 2
  3. Gabriela Castillo-Parra 2
  4. Miguel Ángel Pérez Nieto 2
  5. José M. Arana 3
  6. Rafael M. López
  1. 1 Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
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    Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

    Ciudad de México, México

    ROR https://ror.org/01tmp8f25

  2. 2 Universidad Camilo José Cela
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    Universidad Camilo José Cela

    Villanueva de la Cañada, España

    ROR https://ror.org/03f6h9044

  3. 3 Universidad de Salamanca
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    Universidad de Salamanca

    Salamanca, España

    ROR https://ror.org/02f40zc51

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Journal:
EduPsykhé: Revista de psicología y educación

ISSN: 1579-0207

Year of publication: 2014

Volume: 13

Issue: 2

Pages: 221-231

Type: Article

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Abstract

The sociocultural context determines the relationships between people and the physical space surrounding this relationship. Perception of the body, a central factor of the relationship between people and their environment, may be affected by these cultural constraints. This was the objective of this research. The sample consisted of 84 psychology students (53.75% Mexican, 46.25% Spanish), which formed two different cultural contexts for comparison. All participants performed an online test that required matching body silhouettes of men and women, with three stimuli that simulated doors with different width. The results showed that the mexican, compared to the spanish population, perceived a smaller body size in relation to the context. These results are interpreted within the empiricist approach to perception.

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