Tiggemann Marika
School of Psychology, Flinders University, GPO Box 2100, Adelaide, SA 5001, Australia.
Body Image. 2005 Jun;2(2):129-35. doi: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2005.03.006.
The aim of the study was to investigate prospectively the direction of the relationship between adolescent girls' body dissatisfaction and self-esteem. Participants were 242 female high school students who completed questionnaires at two points in time, separated by 2 years. The questionnaire contained measures of weight (BMI), body dissatisfaction (perceived overweight, figure dissatisfaction, weight satisfaction) and self-esteem. Initial body dissatisfaction predicted self-esteem at Time 1 and Time 2, and initial self-esteem predicted body dissatisfaction at Time 1 and Time 2. However, linear panel analysis (regression analyses controlling for Time 1 variables) found that aspects of Time 1 weight and body dissatisfaction predicted change in self-esteem, but not vice versa. It was concluded that young girls with heavier actual weight and perceptions of being overweight were particularly vulnerable to developing low self-esteem.
这项研究的目的是前瞻性地调查青春期女孩身体不满与自尊之间关系的方向。研究参与者为242名高中女生，她们在两个时间点（相隔两年）完成了问卷调查。问卷包含体重（体重指数）、身体不满（感知超重、身材不满、体重满意度）和自尊的测量指标。初始身体不满可预测第1时间点和第2时间点的自尊，初始自尊可预测第1时间点和第2时间点的身体不满。然而，线性面板分析（控制第1时间点变量的回归分析）发现，第1时间点的体重和身体不满方面可预测自尊的变化，反之则不然。研究得出结论，实际体重较重且有超重认知的年轻女孩尤其容易出现低自尊。
