Altabe M
Department of Psychology, University of South Florida, Tampa, USA.
Int J Eat Disord. 1998 Mar;23(2):153-9. doi: 10.1002/(sici)1098-108x(199803)23:2<153::aid-eat5>3.0.co;2-j.
Cultural diversity in body image has been studied elsewhere. In this study, we extend previous research by inclusion of (1) multiple ethnic groups for comparison and (2) measures for the assessment of multiple dimensions of body image.
Participants were college students who self-identified as African, Asian, Caucasian, or Hispanic-American. Quantitative measures of weight-related body image and general appearance body image were included. General body image was also assessed qualitatively.
Caucasian and Hispanic-Americans showed more weight-related body image disturbance than African-Americans and Asian-Americans. African-Americans had the most positive general appearance body image. Ethnic groups were generally similar in their ideal body image traits but some differences occurred for the valuing of skin color and breast size.
This study highlights the importance of studying multiple ethnic groups with multiple measures, rather than simply comparing non-Caucasians to Caucasians on weight-related body image.
身体意象方面的文化多样性已在其他地方得到研究。在本研究中，我们通过纳入（1）多个种族群体进行比较以及（2）用于评估身体意象多个维度的测量方法，对先前的研究进行了扩展。
参与者为自我认定为非洲裔、亚裔、白种人或西班牙裔美国人的大学生。纳入了与体重相关的身体意象和总体外貌身体意象的定量测量方法。还对总体身体意象进行了定性评估。
白种人和西班牙裔美国人表现出比非裔美国人和亚裔美国人更多的与体重相关的身体意象困扰。非裔美国人的总体外貌身体意象最为积极。不同种族群体在理想身体意象特征方面总体相似，但在对肤色和胸部大小的重视程度上存在一些差异。
本研究强调了采用多种测量方法研究多个种族群体的重要性，而不是简单地在与体重相关的身体意象方面将非白种人与白种人进行比较。
