Interdisciplinary Laboratory for Research in Education, School of Education, University of New Caledonia, EA 7483, Noumea, New Caledonia.
Am J Hum Biol. 2019 Nov;31(6):e23313. doi: 10.1002/ajhb.23313. Epub 2019 Aug 28.
The first aim was to examine New Caledonian adolescents' views of what constitutes an overweight or underweight person. The second aim was to assess whether an environment with a high prevalence of overweight is associated with different norms of overweight or underweight in this population.
The Stunkard Figure Rating Scale was used for a sample of 699 pluriethnic adolescents in New Caledonia. Body mass index (BMI) was assessed for each participant and weight status was determined. The factors associated with higher figure ratings were determined by linear regression modeling.
Multilinear regression analysis indicated that gender (being male) and BMI were associated with higher rating scores to designate overweight. Moreover, higher BMI z-scores were associated with higher underweight figure ratings. Ethnicity, area of residence, age, and socioeconomic status were not associated with higher ratings of body image.
These findings show that an environment with a high prevalence of overweight does not necessarily shift adolescent "norms," contrary to visual normalization theory. These results should be taken into account in educational overweight prevention programs.
首先，探讨新喀里多尼亚青少年对超重和体重不足的看法。其次，评估超重流行程度较高的环境是否会导致该人群对超重和体重不足的标准产生差异。
对新喀里多尼亚的 699 名多民族青少年进行了斯塔克体型评分量表测试。对每位参与者进行了体重指数（BMI）评估，并确定了体重状况。通过线性回归模型确定与更高体型评分相关的因素。
多元线性回归分析表明，性别（男性）和 BMI 与更高的超重评定分数相关。此外，BMI z 分数越高，对消瘦体型的评定分数越高。族裔、居住地区、年龄和社会经济地位与体型形象的更高评分无关。
这些发现表明，超重流行程度较高的环境不一定会改变青少年的“标准”，与视觉正常化学说相反。在超重预防教育计划中应考虑到这些结果。
