Craig P L, Caterson I D
Department of Endocrinology, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Camperdown, NSW.
Community Health Stud. 1990;14(4):373-83. doi: 10.1111/j.1753-6405.1990.tb00048.x.
Using a modification of the distorting camera technique, 50 obese women (body mass index (BMI; kg/m2 35.1 +/- 1.1), 40 obese men (BMI 38.2 +/- 1.5) and their respective normal weight controls estimated their body size. The obese women, control women and obese men overestimated their body size, whilst control weight men were accurate. The control men were satisfied with their body size, control women less so and the obese were unsatisfied. Whilst the control women considered themselves overweight (BMI 26.7 +/- 0.8 compared to actual BMI 23.1 +/- 0.5, P less than 0.001) their preferred and actual body sizes were identical. There were no differences between obese subjects and controls in the sizes they considered healthy and attractive. The accepted normal size range for a woman was lower than that accepted for men. Older men (both obese and normal weight) accepted larger sizes for women than younger men. These results show that the obese overestimated their body size and supports the notion that there is social pressure on women to strive towards a slimmer ideal, whilst overweight men are more accepted.
采用改良的变形相机技术，50名肥胖女性（体重指数（BMI；kg/m² 35.1±1.1））、40名肥胖男性（BMI 38.2±1.5）及其各自的正常体重对照者对自己的体型进行了估计。肥胖女性、对照女性和肥胖男性高估了自己的体型，而正常体重男性的估计则准确。正常体重男性对自己的体型感到满意，对照女性则不太满意，肥胖者不满意。对照女性认为自己超重（BMI为26.7±0.8，而实际BMI为23.1±0.5，P<0.001），但其偏好的体型和实际体型相同。肥胖受试者和对照者在认为健康和有吸引力的体型方面没有差异。女性可接受的正常体型范围低于男性。老年男性（包括肥胖和正常体重者）比年轻男性接受更大的女性体型。这些结果表明，肥胖者高估了自己的体型，并支持了这样一种观点，即社会对女性有压力，促使她们追求更苗条的理想体型，而超重男性则更容易被接受。
