A weight on children's minds: body shape dissatisfactions at 9-years old.
A weight on children's minds: body shape dissatisfactions at 9-years old.
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孩子心里的负担：9岁时对体形不满意。
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1994
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J. Stack
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A. J. Hill;E. Draper;J. Stack
尽管青少年节食很常见，但人们对其发育过程知之甚少。本研究调查了不同体重类别的9岁女童和男童的自我知觉和身体形态满意度。来自三所学校的213名女生和166名男生完成了对身体自尊、自尊、体型偏好和饮食约束的评估。孩子们的体重和身高也被测量了。体重最重的孩子表达的不满最多，他们对身体的自尊较低，渴望苗条，对饮食的限制程度更高。然而，这种对苗条的渴望和相关的节食动机在所有体重类别的一些儿童中都很明显。此外，这种模式更多的是女孩而不是男孩。到九岁时，女孩和男孩的体型满意度已经不同，对体型的渴望也不同。减少肥胖的举措应该承认这些早期和根深蒂固的性别差异，否则就有可能助长女孩对苗条的无端追求。
Although adolescent dieting is common, comparatively little is known about its developmental course. The present study investigated the self-perception and body shape satisfaction of 9-year old girls and boys in different weight categories. Two hundred and thirteen girls and 166 boys from three schools completed assessments of body-esteem, self-esteem, body shape preference and dietary restraint. The children's body weight and height were also measured. The heaviest children expressed the most discontent, having a low body-esteem, a desire for thinness and higher levels of dietary restraint. However, this desire for thinness and associated dieting motivation was apparent in some children in all weight categories. Furthermore, this pattern was more characteristic of girls than boys. By the age of nine, girls and boys already differ in their body shape satisfaction and differ in their body shape aspirations. Initiatives to reduce obesity should acknowledge these early and strongly-held gender differences or risk promoting the unwarranted pursuit of thinness by girls.