Department of Child Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA 19104, United States.
Body Image. 2011 Sep;8(4):385-9. doi: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2011.04.011. Epub 2011 Jun 12.
The purpose of the current study was to examine the relative contributions of weight status, race/ethnicity, sex, and age on body dissatisfaction in a large group of diverse children. Participants were 4th-6th graders (N=1212) in ten inner-city schools who participated in an obesity prevention study previously published. Children completed the body dissatisfaction subscale of the Eating Disorder Inventory-2 (EDI-2), and weight status was assessed by measured weights and heights. Multiple regression analyses were conducted. Relative weight status was the strongest predictor of body dissatisfaction, followed by race/ethnicity, and sex. Body dissatisfaction was greatest in obese, Asian, and female children. Overall, results indicated that children's body dissatisfaction varies based on relative weight status, as well as race/ethnicity and sex among urban children. Results highlight the strong need for additional research so that more definitive conclusions may be drawn regarding the development of body image among diverse groups of children.
本研究的目的是在一大群不同种族的儿童中，检验体重状况、种族/民族、性别和年龄对身体不满的相对贡献。参与者是来自十所内城学校的 4 至 6 年级学生（N=1212），他们参加了之前发表的一项肥胖预防研究。儿童完成了饮食失调问卷-2（EDI-2）的身体不满子量表，体重状况由测量的体重和身高评估。进行了多元回归分析。相对体重状况是身体不满的最强预测因素，其次是种族/民族和性别。肥胖、亚洲和女性儿童的身体不满最为严重。总体而言，研究结果表明，城市儿童的身体不满程度因相对体重状况以及种族/民族和性别而异。结果强调了需要进行更多的研究，以便能够对不同群体儿童的身体形象发展得出更明确的结论。
