Kreitler S, Kreitler H
Department of Psychology, Tel Aviv University, Ramat Aviv, Israel.
Genet Soc Gen Psychol Monogr. 1988 Feb;114(1):5-32.
In view of a dearth of clear data concerning phenomenal body size and the shortcomings of the assessment methods, the purpose of the present study was to apply a new kinaesthetically based Body Size Estimation method for investigating differences in size estimations of 10 body parts by men and women of different age groups, comparing them to estimations of a neutral object, and examining their interrelations and relations to attitudinal and personality variables. Two hundred and forty Israeli subjects, 80 (40 male, 40 female) in each of three age groups (4 to 6, 10 to 12, and 28 to 30 years) were administered estimations of body and object, figure drawing, and questionnaires in two individual sessions. Results showed overestimation of body size in all groups, decreasing regularly with age or U-shaped, few gender differences, differences from object estimations, a grouping into bodily and facial images, increasing unitariness, negative correlations with body cathexis and satisfaction, bodily sophistication, and the richness of the self concept and positive correlations with exercise, field dependence, and figure drawing distortions.
鉴于有关身体表象大小的明确数据匮乏以及评估方法存在缺陷，本研究的目的是应用一种基于动觉的新型身体大小估计方法，来调查不同年龄组的男性和女性对10个身体部位大小估计的差异，将其与对一个中性物体的估计进行比较，并检验它们之间的相互关系以及与态度和个性变量的关系。240名以色列受试者，分三个年龄组（4至6岁、10至12岁和28至30岁），每组80人（40名男性，40名女性），在两个单独的环节中接受了身体和物体估计、人物绘画以及问卷调查。结果显示，所有组都存在身体大小估计过高的情况，这种过高估计随年龄呈规律性下降或呈U形，性别差异较少，与物体估计存在差异，可分为身体和面部图像两类，整体性增加，与身体投入和满意度、身体成熟度、自我概念丰富度呈负相关，与运动、场依存性和人物绘画变形呈正相关。
