Wang Shirley S, Houshyar Shadi, Prinstein Mitchell J
Department of Psychology, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520, USA.
Health Psychol. 2006 Sep;25(5):658-63. doi: 10.1037/0278-6133.25.5.658.
In this study, the authors examined associations between preference- and reputation-based peer status and weight-related behaviors and cognitions for both adolescent boys and girls. Sociometric measures of peer like-ability and peer-perceived popularity, as well as self-reported measures of body size, dieting behavior, and weight-related cognitions were collected from a sample of 441 adolescents in Grades 11 and 12. Results revealed weight-related cognitions for girls (concerning obesity) and boys (concerning musculature/fitness). Peer-perceived popularity, but not like-ability, was significantly associated with both boys' and girls' body size and dieting. Lower levels of popularity were associated with heavier body shapes for girls and with both thin and heavier body shapes for boys. Findings suggest that peer status is an important source of social reinforcement associated with weight-related behaviors and cognitions.
在本研究中，作者考察了基于偏好和声誉的同伴地位与青少年男孩和女孩体重相关行为及认知之间的关联。从441名11和12年级青少年样本中收集了同伴喜爱度和同伴感知受欢迎程度的社会测量指标，以及自我报告的身体尺寸、节食行为和体重相关认知指标。结果揭示了女孩（关于肥胖）和男孩（关于肌肉/健康）的体重相关认知。同伴感知受欢迎程度而非喜爱度与男孩和女孩的身体尺寸及节食显著相关。较低的受欢迎程度与女孩更重的体型相关，与男孩瘦和重的体型均相关。研究结果表明，同伴地位是与体重相关行为和认知相关的社会强化的重要来源。
