McHugh Tara-Leigh F, Coppola Angela M, Sabiston Catherine M
Faculty of Physical Education and Recreation, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Body Image. 2014 Jun;11(3):318-27. doi: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2014.05.004. Epub 2014 Jun 7.
Body pride may be a predictor of health and well-being among Aboriginal youth. Body pride could potentially be addressed in health interventions, but it is critical to understand how body pride is conceptualized among Aboriginal youth. The purpose of this qualitative description study was to better understand the experiences of body pride among young Aboriginal women living in urban centers in Alberta, Canada. Eight young Aboriginal women (15-18 years old) participated in one-on-one interviews. A qualitative content analysis highlighted five themes that represent the participants' meanings of body pride. Participants described how body pride is: (a) accepting everything about your body, (b) who you are and how you show it, (c) connected to culture, (d) being healthy, and (e) being thankful to be Native. This research makes a contribution to the growing body pride literature by providing an initial glimpse into the complexities of young Aboriginal women's body pride experiences.
身体自豪感可能是原住民青年健康和幸福的一个预测指标。在健康干预措施中，身体自豪感有可能得到解决，但了解原住民青年如何理解身体自豪感至关重要。这项定性描述性研究的目的是更好地了解居住在加拿大艾伯塔省城市中心的年轻原住民女性的身体自豪感体验。八名年轻的原住民女性（15 - 18岁）参与了一对一访谈。定性内容分析突出了五个主题，这些主题代表了参与者对身体自豪感的理解。参与者描述了身体自豪感是如何：（a）接受自己身体的一切，（b）你是谁以及你如何展现自己，（c）与文化相关，（d）保持健康，以及（e）因身为原住民而心怀感恩。这项研究通过初步揭示年轻原住民女性身体自豪感体验的复杂性，为不断增长的身体自豪感文献做出了贡献。
