Brewis A A, McGarvey S T, Jones J, Swinburn B A
Department of Anthropology, The University of Georgia, Athens 30602-1619, USA.
Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord. 1998 Feb;22(2):185-9. doi: 10.1038/sj.ijo.0800562.
To assess attitudes to body size and obesity in Samoans, a Pacific island group characterised by very high levels of obesity and traditionally strong positive cultural views of large bodies.
Cross sectional study of Samoan adults in Samoa and New Zealand.
84 female and 77 male Samoans in Samoa and 41 female and 24 male Samoans in Auckland, New Zealand, aged 25-55 y.
Body mass index (BMI), standardised survey questionnaires of perceptions of bodyweight and health, diet and exercise, and perception of body sizes on a continuous scale.
Although Samoans in both countries display high population levels of obesity, ideal body sizes are slim and body dissatisfaction and attempted weight losses were apparent. However, women and men above normal weight did not characteristically perceive themselves as obese, were as positive about their body size, weight and health, and obese women were no more likely to be attempting to lose weight than their slimmer peers.
The traditional Samoan veneration of large bodies is not apparent as ideal body sizes are slim. An important difference in values with Western industrialised societies is the absence of a strongly negative view of obesity.
评估萨摩亚人对体型和肥胖的态度。萨摩亚人是太平洋岛屿群体，其肥胖率极高，且传统上对大体型持有强烈的积极文化观念。
对萨摩亚和新西兰的萨摩亚成年人进行横断面研究。
萨摩亚的84名女性和77名男性萨摩亚人，以及新西兰奥克兰的41名女性和24名男性萨摩亚人，年龄在25至55岁之间。
体重指数（BMI）、关于体重和健康认知、饮食与运动的标准化调查问卷，以及对体型的连续量表认知。
尽管两国的萨摩亚人肥胖率都很高，但理想体型是苗条的，且明显存在身体不满意和尝试减肥的情况。然而，体重超标的女性和男性通常并不认为自己肥胖，对自己的体型、体重和健康同样持积极态度，而且肥胖女性并不比身材苗条的同龄人更有可能尝试减肥。
由于理想体型是苗条的，传统萨摩亚人对大体型的崇敬并不明显。与西方工业化社会价值观的一个重要差异是，对肥胖没有强烈的负面看法。
