Turner Institute for Brain and Mental Health, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia.
Monash Alfred Psychiatry Research Centre, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia.
Body Image. 2021 Mar;36:218-229. doi: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2020.12.003. Epub 2021 Jan 2.
The body positivity movement-celebrating bodies beyond the thin ideal-has gained traction on social media. In an online study of North American women, we aimed to determine how ideal body perceptions shift based on the presentation of more diverse body types. In Study 1, women (n = 115, aged 19-75) responded to arrays of bodies ranging from primarily small to primarily large bodies, selecting the body closest to their ideal body. Results showed that the BMI of the ideal body increased as the body sizes in the array increased. Participants were also less likely to select an underweight ideal when viewing larger bodies. In Study 2, women responded to arrays with either primarily small (n = 132, aged 20-68) or primarily large (n = 130, aged 20-75) bodies. Results suggested that ideal body perceptions only shifted around current societal standards, and not to extremes. The participants presented with the larger-bodied arrays were more likely to select a normal weight ideal body than those who saw the smaller-bodied arrays. Results suggest ideal body size is malleable, and shifting toward a more diverse perception of the ideal body is achievable with increased exposure beyond the thin ideal.
身体积极性运动——颂扬超越瘦理想的身体——在社交媒体上获得了关注。在一项针对北美的女性的在线研究中，我们旨在确定基于呈现更多样化的体型，理想身体的感知如何发生变化。在研究 1 中，女性（n = 115，年龄 19-75 岁）对从主要是小体型到主要是大体型的体型数组做出反应，选择最接近其理想体型的身体。结果表明，随着数组中体型的增加，理想身体的 BMI 增加。当看到更大的体型时，参与者选择消瘦体型的可能性也降低了。在研究 2 中，女性对主要是小体型（n = 132，年龄 20-68 岁）或主要是大体型（n = 130，年龄 20-75 岁）的体型数组做出反应。结果表明，理想身体的感知仅在当前社会标准周围发生变化，而不是极端变化。与看到小体型数组的参与者相比，呈现更大体型数组的参与者更有可能选择正常体重的理想身体。结果表明，理想的体型是可塑的，通过超越瘦理想的更多样化的暴露，朝着更多样化的理想体型的感知是可以实现的。
