不同种族青少年女孩的身体意象与饮食行为

Body image and eating behaviour in interethnic adolescent girls.

作者信息

Walker A R, Walker B F, Locke M M, Cassim F A, Molefe O

机构信息

Department of Tropical Pathology, School of Pathology, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa.

出版信息

J R Soc Health. 1991 Feb;111(1):12-6. doi: 10.1177/146642409111100105.

DOI:10.1177/146642409111100105

PMID:2005600

Abstract

Reports of major dissatisfaction among adolescent girls over body shape and their associated eating behaviour, prompted determining anthropometric and questionnaire studies on series of rural and urban black, Indian, and white girls aged 14-19 years. Variables were concern over weight, desired weight loss, also practices regarding binge eating, fasting, vomiting and laxative use. Black girls have low weight-for-age, yet experience more obesity than white girls; yet weight reduction, although desired, is seldom seriously attempted. Indian girls have low weight-for-age, principally for genetic, not social class, reasons; they also, even some underweight, desired weight reduction. White girls are also dissatisfied, although less acutely than girls in the US. The current attitudes of South African adolescent girls, apart from extremes, are unlikely to seriously prejudice their health.

摘要

有报告称青春期女孩对自己的体型极为不满，并伴有相关的饮食行为，这促使人们针对一系列年龄在14至19岁之间的农村和城市黑人、印度裔和白人女孩开展人体测量和问卷调查研究。研究变量包括对体重的担忧、期望的体重减轻，以及暴饮暴食、禁食、呕吐和使用泻药的行为。黑人女孩的年龄别体重较低，但比白人女孩更容易肥胖；然而，尽管她们希望减轻体重，但很少有人认真尝试。印度女孩年龄别体重较低，主要是遗传原因而非社会阶层原因；她们当中即使有些体重过轻，仍希望减轻体重。白人女孩也不满意，尽管程度不如美国女孩那么强烈。除了极端情况外，南非青春期女孩目前的态度不太可能严重损害她们的健康。