McCabe Marita P, Ricciardelli Lina A, Salmon Jo
School of Psychology, Deakin University, Victoria, Australia.
J Health Psychol. 2006 Jul;11(4):589-98. doi: 10.1177/1359105306065019.
The current study evaluated a program to improve the body image and positive and negative affect of children. Participants were 368 children aged 8-12 years. The results demonstrated that boys placed more importance on and were less satisfied with their muscles; girls were less satisfied with their weight and the importance of weight increased with increasing age. Children with a large BMI were less satisfied with their weight. Boys in the intervention group showed reduced levels of negative affect over time. Further research is required to develop prevention and intervention programs to lower the effects of body dissatisfaction and negative affect among children.
当前的研究评估了一个旨在改善儿童身体形象以及积极和消极情绪的项目。参与者为368名8至12岁的儿童。结果表明，男孩更看重自己的肌肉且对其肌肉状况不太满意；女孩对自己的体重不太满意，且体重的重要性随年龄增长而增加。身体质量指数（BMI）较高的儿童对自己的体重更不满意。干预组的男孩随着时间推移消极情绪水平有所降低。需要进一步开展研究以制定预防和干预项目，来降低儿童身体不满和消极情绪的影响。
