Pope Michell, Corona Rosalie, Belgrave Faye Z
Department of Psychology, Virginia Commonwealth University, 810 West Franklin Street, PO Box 23284, Richmond, VA 23284, USA.
Department of Psychology, Virginia Commonwealth University, 810 West Franklin Street, PO Box 23284, Richmond, VA 23284, USA.
Body Image. 2014 Jun;11(3):307-17. doi: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2014.04.005. Epub 2014 Jun 4.
Using semi-structured interviews, we explored African American maternal caregivers' and their adolescent girls' (N=25 dyads) perceptions about the adolescent's body using Grounded Theory. Caregivers and adolescent girls (Mage=13.42) were asked what the adolescent girls liked most/least about their bodies and how peers and media may affect adolescent girls' perceptions. While some adolescent girls reported overall body satisfaction, others described features they would like to change. Belief in God, body acceptance, and appreciation for average/moderate features helped the adolescent girls maintain their positive body image. The body-related messages that adolescent girls received from caregivers and peers included compliments, pressure to lose weight, teasing, and advice. Adolescent girls also reported being either influenced by or skeptical of the images presented in the media. Programs that promote caregiver-adolescent communication about body perceptions and that build on the adolescent girls' media skepticism may prove useful for their health-related attitudes and behaviors.
我们采用半结构化访谈，运用扎根理论探究了非裔美国母亲照顾者及其青春期女儿（共25对）对青春期女孩身体的看法。我们询问了照顾者和青春期女孩（平均年龄13.42岁），青春期女孩最喜欢/最不喜欢自己身体的哪些方面，以及同伴和媒体可能如何影响青春期女孩的看法。虽然一些青春期女孩表示总体上对自己的身体感到满意，但另一些女孩描述了她们想要改变的身体特征。对上帝的信仰、对身体的接纳以及对普通/适中特征的欣赏，帮助青春期女孩保持了积极的身体形象。青春期女孩从照顾者和同伴那里收到的与身体相关的信息包括赞美、减肥压力、取笑和建议。青春期女孩还表示，她们要么受到媒体呈现的形象的影响，要么对这些形象持怀疑态度。促进照顾者与青春期女孩就身体看法进行沟通，并基于青春期女孩对媒体的怀疑态度开展的项目，可能对她们与健康相关的态度和行为有益。
