Poudevigne Melanie S, O'Connor Patrick J, Laing Emma M, R Wilson Alissa M, Modlesky Christopher M, Lewis Richard D
Department of Exercise Science, University of Georgia, Ramsey Student Center, Athens 30602-6554, USA.
Int J Eat Disord. 2003 Sep;34(2):244-50. doi: 10.1002/eat.10157.
The primary objective of this investigation was to compare body images of 54 girls (4-8 years old) who were beginning their first gymnastics class to 54 age-matched (+/-1 year) and % body fat-matched (+/-3%) girls not participating in gymnastics.
Ratings of actual and ideal body size and a computed measure of body dissatisfaction (actual minus ideal) were obtained. Body composition was measured with dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry.
Girls beginning gymnastics did not differ significantly from controls on (mean +/- SD) actual (2.2 +/- 1.4 vs. 2.1 +/- 1.4), ideal (1.8 +/- 1.3 vs. 1.8 +/- 1.5), or body dissatisfaction (0.39 +/- 1.8 vs. 0.26 +/- 1.4) scores.
Body images of 4-8-year-old girls beginning their first artistic gymnastics class do not differ from non-gymnast controls matched on age and % body fat. This observation casts doubt on the idea that young girls who are dissatisfied with their body and want to be smaller are more likely to enroll in gymnastics classes than girls without this type of body dissatisfaction.
本调查的主要目的是将54名刚开始上第一节体操课的4至8岁女孩的身体形象，与54名年龄匹配（±1岁）且体脂百分比匹配（±3%）但未参加体操运动的女孩的身体形象进行比较。
获取实际和理想身体尺寸的评分以及身体不满程度的计算指标（实际值减去理想值）。采用双能X线吸收法测量身体成分。
刚开始练体操的女孩在实际（2.2±1.4对2.1±1.4）、理想（1.8±1.3对1.8±1.5）或身体不满程度（0.39±1.8对0.26±1.4）评分方面与对照组相比无显著差异。
刚开始上第一节艺术体操课的4至8岁女孩的身体形象与在年龄和体脂百分比方面匹配的非体操对照组女孩并无差异。这一观察结果对以下观点提出了质疑，即与没有这种身体不满的女孩相比，对自己身体不满意且希望身材更小的年轻女孩更有可能参加体操课。
