Piko Bettina F, Obál Annabella, Mellor David
Department of Behavioral Sciences, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary.
School of Psychology, Deakin University, Burwood, Victoria, Australia.
Eur J Psychol. 2020 Nov 27;16(4):676-687. doi: 10.5964/ejop.v16i4.2183. eCollection 2020 Nov.
Recent research has begun to focus on positive body image and how this can be supported in adolescence. Body appreciation is a key element of positive body image, and has been associated with self-reported health status, weight-related concern, family factors and psychological variables such as self-esteem. In this study we explored these associations among Hungarian adolescent females. Female high school students from two major towns in Csongrád county, Hungary (N = 454; age range from 14 to 20; M = 16.3 years, SD = 1.2) completed questionnaires assessing body appreciation, self-esteem, optimism, life satisfaction and health- and weight-related variables. Analyses revealed that body appreciation was most strongly related to self-esteem, as well as being positively associated with life satisfaction, self-perceived health, being in control of diet, and engagement in sport. Conversely, binge drinking, engaging in slimming behaviors and having eating disorders in the family were negatively associated with body appreciation. These findings provide some indications of factors that might be targetted in health education programs aiming to promote positive body image and to develop resilience against body dissatisfaction in this demographic group. Such programs should also include information of nutrition and media literacy.
最近的研究开始关注积极的身体形象以及如何在青少年时期给予支持。身体欣赏是积极身体形象的关键要素，并且与自我报告的健康状况、体重相关担忧、家庭因素以及诸如自尊等心理变量有关。在本研究中，我们探讨了匈牙利青少年女性中的这些关联。来自匈牙利琼格拉德州两个主要城镇的女高中生（N = 454；年龄范围为14至20岁；M = 16.3岁，SD = 1.2）完成了评估身体欣赏、自尊、乐观、生活满意度以及与健康和体重相关变量的问卷。分析表明，身体欣赏与自尊的关联最为紧密，同时与生活满意度、自我感知的健康状况、饮食控制以及体育活动呈正相关。相反，酗酒、采取减肥行为以及家庭中有饮食失调问题与身体欣赏呈负相关。这些发现为健康教育项目中可能需要针对的因素提供了一些指示，这些项目旨在促进积极的身体形象，并培养该人群对身体不满情绪的恢复力。此类项目还应包括营养和媒体素养方面的信息。
