Gray S H
Percept Mot Skills. 1977 Dec;45(3 Pt 2):1035-40. doi: 10.2466/pms.1977.45.3f.1035.
Two aspects of body image, perception of normalcy of weight and affect, were studied by means of a paper-and-pencil test with 62 male and 117 female undergraduates. The relationship of the social characteristics of sex, age, race, and actual body weight (underweight, normal weight, overweight) to body-image distortion was investigated. Individuals who were underweight or overweight were more likely to perceptually distort their weight-related appearance than were normal weight respondents. Among those who misperceived their weight-related appearance, both underweight and overweight persons tended to normalize their appearance. Among those who misperceived their weight-related appearance, sex was also related to the type of perceptual distortion experienced. Females tended to perceive themselves as appearing heavier, whereas males tended to perveive themselves as appearing lighter, than they actually were. There was no relationship between perceptual distortion of body weight and body affect. Age, race, and actual body weight were related to affect. Affect was more negative among young respondents than older respondents. White individuals had poorer affect scores than non-whites. Overweight respondents also had more negative affect scores than other respondents.
通过对62名男性和117名女性本科生进行纸笔测试，研究了身体意象的两个方面，即对体重正常性的认知和情感。研究了性别、年龄、种族和实际体重（体重过轻、正常体重、超重）等社会特征与身体意象扭曲之间的关系。体重过轻或超重的个体比体重正常的受访者更有可能在感知上扭曲与体重相关的外貌。在那些错误感知与体重相关外貌的人中，体重过轻和超重的人都倾向于使自己的外貌正常化。在那些错误感知与体重相关外貌的人中，性别也与所经历的感知扭曲类型有关。女性往往觉得自己看起来比实际体重更重，而男性往往觉得自己看起来比实际体重更轻。体重的感知扭曲与身体情感之间没有关系。年龄、种族和实际体重与情感有关。年轻受访者的情感比年长受访者更消极。白人个体的情感得分比非白人更差。超重受访者的情感得分也比其他受访者更消极。
