Predictors of body size stigmatization in Hispanic preschool children.
Predictors of body size stigmatization in Hispanic preschool children.
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西班牙裔学龄前儿童体型耻辱的预测因素。
DOI：
10.1038/oby.2008.446
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发表时间：
2008
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LeClere,SoniaM
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Rich,ShannonS;Essery,EveV;Sanborn,CharlotteF;DiMarco,NancyM;Morales,LaurenK;LeClere,SoniaM
目的：本研究的目的是验证存在肥胖风险的西班牙裔学龄前儿童体型污名化的发生，并检验体型污名化的潜在预测因素。方法和程序：在当地一所幼儿园，70名社会经济水平较低的拉美裔照顾者和他们的学龄前儿童参与其中。学龄前儿童完成了一项包括积极形容词和消极形容词的归因任务，以评估体型污名。孩子们感觉到的体型和照顾者对身体的不满程度是通过一张线条来评估的，这些线条的大小从非常轻的数字到非常超重的数字。然后对成人和儿童的身体指数进行评估。结果：观察到儿童参与者的体型污名化。逐步多元回归表明，儿童BMI是儿童分配给超重图片的积极形容词数量的唯一显著预测因素。随着儿童BMI的增加，分配给超重图片的积极形容词的数量减少。两个预测因子，照顾者对自己的身体不满意和照顾者BMI，显著预测了孩子被分配给超重身材的负面特征的数量。身体质量指数越高、对身体的不满程度越高的照顾者，最有可能生下的孩子表现出负面的体型污名。讨论：肥胖率的上升并没有导致更多的人接受肥胖者，即使是肥胖风险更高的儿童，也会在幼年表现出体型污名。照顾者在儿童体型污名化的发展过程中具有影响力，在制定旨在减少污名化和肥胖症的方案时必须考虑到这一点。
Objective:The purpose of the current study was to verify the occurrence of body size stigmatization in Hispanic preschoolers who are “at risk” for obesity and to examine potential predictors of body size stigmatization.Methods and Procedures:At a local preschool, 70 lower‐socioeconomic, Hispanic caregivers and their preschoolers participated. Preschoolers completed an attribution task including positive and negative adjectives to assess body size stigmatization. Child's perceived size and caregiver's body dissatisfaction were assessed using a line drawing ranging in size from very underweight figures to very overweight figures. Adult and child body indices were then assessed.Results:Body size stigmatization in child participants was observed. Stepwise multiple regressions revealed that child BMI was the only significant predictor of the number of positive adjectives the child assigned to the overweight picture. As child BMI increased, the number of positive adjectives assigned to the overweight picture decreased. Two predictors, caregiver body dissatisfaction with self and caregiver BMI, significantly predicted the number of negative traits the child assigned to the overweight figure. Caregivers with higher BMIs and increased body dissatisfaction were most likely to have children who showed negative body size stigmatization.Discussion:Increasing rates of obesity have not led to greater acceptance of the obese and even children who are at greater risk for obesity show body size stigmatization at early ages. Caregivers are influential in the development of body size stigmatization in children and must be considered in the development of programs aimed at reducing stigmatization and obesity.