Bak-Sosnowska Monika, Zahorska-Markiewicz Barbara
Zakład Psychologii Slaskiego Uniwersytetu Medycznego w Katowicach.
Wiad Lek. 2009;62(2):104-10.
Aim of this study was to check the relation between body image and the effectiveness of weight loss therapy.
Four body image aspects were separated: a declarative, a sensory, an imaginable and a perceived one. Five research methods were used: an objective body weight measurement, the silhouette test, the body mass assessment scale, the body satisfaction scale and a questionnaire. All methods were used: at the beginning of the therapy, after 5 per cent, 10 per cent and 15 per cent reduction in initial body weight.
150 overweight women, participants of an outpatient weight loss therapy.
The biggest body weight reduction was linked with: an earlier appearance of excess weight (Z=-2.281, P<0.05), bigger planned body mass reduction (Z=-2.472, P<0.05), more overweight declarative self-estimation (Z=-2.136, P<0.05), worse declarative sense of looking nice (Z=-2.126, P<0.05), rare confirmation that once they had looked as an imaginary Self (Z=-1.990, P<0.05), greater general satisfaction with the appearance of their imaginary Self (Z=-2.357, P<0.05), frequent statement that an imaginary Self is attractive (Z=-2.060, P<0.05) and agile (Z=-2.387, P<0.05),worse perceived looking nice (Z=-2.596, P<0.01). A 15% (R2=0.148) reduction in initial body weight was explained with initial values of the position in the silhouette test in a perceptive (Beta=0.256, P<0.01) and an imaginable (Beta=-0.256, P<0.001) body image aspect and the BMI of an imaginary Self (Beta=0.318, P<0.01).
The effectiveness of weight loss therapy is supported by describing and seeing oneself as an obese person as well as imagining oneself as slim but characterized by high body mass index.
本研究的目的是检验身体意象与减肥治疗效果之间的关系。
将身体意象的四个方面区分开来：陈述性、感觉性、想象性和感知性方面。使用了五种研究方法：客观体重测量、轮廓测试、体重评估量表、身体满意度量表和一份问卷。所有方法均在治疗开始时、初始体重减轻5%、10%和15%后使用。
150名超重女性，她们是门诊减肥治疗的参与者。
最大程度的体重减轻与以下因素相关：超重出现时间较早（Z=-2.281，P<0.05）、计划的体重减轻幅度较大（Z=-2.472，P<0.05）、超重的陈述性自我估计较高（Z=-2.136，P<0.05）、陈述性的好看感觉较差（Z=-2.126，P<0.05）、很少确认自己曾经看起来像想象中的自我（Z=-1.990，P<0.05）、对想象中的自我外观的总体满意度较高（Z=-2.357，P<0.05）、频繁表示想象中的自我有吸引力（Z=-2.060，P<0.05）且敏捷（Z=-2.387，P<0.05）、感知到的好看程度较差（Z=-2.596，P<0.01）。初始体重减轻15%（R2=0.148）可以用轮廓测试中感知性（β=0.256，P<0.01）和想象性（β=-0.256，P<0.001）身体意象方面的初始位置值以及想象中的自我的BMI（β=0.318，P<0.01）来解释。
将自己描述并视为肥胖者，以及将自己想象为苗条但身体质量指数较高，这些有助于减肥治疗的效果。
