Toselli Stefania, Brasili Patricia, Spiga Federico
Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences, University of Bologna , Bologna , Italy.
Ann Hum Biol. 2014 Jan-Feb;41(1):23-8. doi: 10.3109/03014460.2013.822557. Epub 2013 Aug 12.
Cross-sectional study among immigrant and native children from Emilia-Romagna (Italy).
The purpose of the present study was to examine the relative contribution of weight status, ethnicity and sex on body dissatisfaction in a sample of children from Emilia-Romagna (Italy).
Primary school children (226 immigrants and 1206 Italians) aged 6-11 years were measured: immigrant children were divided into Asians, Africans, Latin Americans and East Europeans. Height and weight were measured and Body Mass Index (BMI) was calculated. Body image perception was assessed using Body Silhouette Charts. A body dissatisfaction score (BDS) was derived by subtracting the "ideal self" from the "self" score.
Weight status disorders were higher in immigrants than in native-born males; Italian females had higher prevalence of underweight and overweight and lower prevalence of obesity than immigrants peers. BDS rose with the increase of weight status categories.
Awareness of body image size and increasing body dissatisfaction with higher weight status is established in childhood, regardless of ethnicity and gender.
对意大利艾米利亚 - 罗马涅地区的移民儿童和本地儿童进行的横断面研究。
本研究的目的是在意大利艾米利亚 - 罗马涅地区的儿童样本中，考察体重状况、种族和性别对身体不满的相对影响。
对6至11岁的小学生（226名移民儿童和1206名意大利儿童）进行测量：移民儿童分为亚洲人、非洲人、拉丁美洲人和东欧人。测量身高和体重并计算体重指数（BMI）。使用身体轮廓图评估身体形象认知。通过从“自我”得分中减去“理想自我”得分得出身体不满分数（BDS）。
移民中体重状况紊乱的比例高于本地出生的男性；意大利女性体重过轻和超重的患病率高于移民同龄人，肥胖患病率低于移民同龄人。BDS随着体重状况类别的增加而上升。
无论种族和性别如何，儿童期就已确立了对身体形象大小的认知以及随着体重状况增加而上升的身体不满。
