Rosen J C, Gross J
Health Psychol. 1987;6(2):131-47. doi: 10.1037//0278-6133.6.2.131.
This is a survey of the prevalence of weight reducing and weight gaining in high school children. Our sample of 1,373 high school girls and boys was geographically, racially, and economically diverse. On the day of the survey, 63% of the girls and 16.2% of the boys reported being on weight reducing regimens; 9.1% of the girls and 28.4% of the boys were trying to gain weight. Most female reducers and male gainers were already normal weight. Compared to other racial groups, whites and Hispanics were more likely to be reducing, whereas blacks were more likely to be gaining. Exercise and moderate caloric reduction were most popular for weight reducing, and a small but significant number were regularly using fasting, vomiting, laxatives, and appetite suppressants. The direction of weight modification for girls and boys conformed to stereotyped physical ideals. The rate of weight reducing in female high school adolescents has increased significantly since similar surveys of American youths 20 years ago.
这是一项关于高中生减肥和增重患病率的调查。我们抽取了1373名高中女生和男生作为样本，他们在地理、种族和经济方面具有多样性。在调查当天，63%的女生和16.2%的男生报告称正在进行减肥计划；9.1%的女生和28.4%的男生在试图增重。大多数减肥的女生和增重的男生体重已经正常。与其他种族群体相比，白人和西班牙裔更倾向于减肥，而黑人更倾向于增重。运动和适度减少热量摄入是最受欢迎的减肥方式，还有一小部分但数量可观的人经常使用禁食、催吐、泻药和食欲抑制剂。女生和男生的体重调整方向符合传统的身体理想标准。自20年前对美国青少年进行类似调查以来，高中女生的减肥率显著上升。
