Herbozo Sylvia, Tantleff-Dunn Stacey, Gokee-Larose Jessica, Thompson J Kevin
University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida 33620, USA.
Eat Disord. 2004 Spring;12(1):21-34. doi: 10.1080/10640260490267742.
Research suggests that young children have body image concerns, such as a desire for thinness and an avoidance of obesity. Surprisingly, few studies have investigated how children's body preferences and stereotypes are influenced by media aimed at children. In order to gain a better understanding of the content of such media, a content analysis was used to examine body image-related messages in popular children's videos and books. Results indicated that messages emphasizing the importance of physical appearance and portraying body stereotypes are present in many children's videos but relatively few books. Of the videos examined, the ones that exhibited the most body image-related messages were Cinderella and The Little Mermaid. Indian in the Cupboard and ET were the videos with the least number of body image-related messages. Of the books studied, the one with the highest number of body image-related messages was Rapunzel. Ginger and The Stinky Cheese Man were the only books studied that did not exhibit body image-related messages. Implications of an association of beauty and thinness in children's media are explored.
研究表明，幼儿存在身体形象方面的担忧，比如渴望瘦以及避免肥胖。令人惊讶的是，很少有研究调查儿童的身体偏好和刻板印象是如何受到儿童媒体影响的。为了更好地理解此类媒体的内容，采用了内容分析法来审视流行儿童视频和书籍中与身体形象相关的信息。结果表明，强调外表重要性并呈现身体刻板印象的信息在许多儿童视频中存在，但在书籍中相对较少。在所审查的视频中，呈现与身体形象相关信息最多的是《灰姑娘》和《小美人鱼》。《壁橱里的印度人》和《E.T.外星人》是与身体形象相关信息最少的视频。在所研究的书籍中，与身体形象相关信息数量最多的是《长发公主》。《金杰和臭奶酪人》是所研究的唯一没有呈现与身体形象相关信息的书籍。本文探讨了儿童媒体中美丽与瘦之间关联的影响。
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