Hill A J, Franklin J A
Division of Psychiatry and Behavioural Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Leeds, UK.
Br J Clin Psychol. 1998 Feb;37(1):3-13. doi: 10.1111/j.2044-8260.1998.tb01275.x.
Research by Pike & Rodin (1991) found higher levels of weight concern and dissatisfaction with family functioning in mothers of eating disordered adolescent girls. The present study sought to extend this research by examining the maternal influences on weight and dieting concerns at a younger age.
A cross-sectional comparison of high and low dietary restraint girls and their mothers was used.
Two groups of 20 11-year-old girls and their mothers completed assessments of dietary restraint, body shape preference, self-perception, family functioning and body weight and height.
Mothers of high restraint girls did not differ from comparison mothers in their current level of dieting, but did report more between-meal snacking and fasting. In addition, they rated their daughters' attractiveness significantly lower than the other mothers. Furthermore, families with a highly restrained daughter scored significantly lower on perceived family cohesion, organization and moral-religious emphasis.
The parallel with the findings of Pike & Rodin supports the role that mothers may play in the transmission of cultural values regarding weight, shape and appearance. Importantly, it also places early dieting within a wider context of dissatisfaction with family functioning.
派克和罗丁（1991年）的研究发现，饮食失调的青春期女孩的母亲对体重的关注程度更高，对家庭功能的满意度更低。本研究试图通过考察母亲在女孩较小时对其体重和节食担忧的影响来扩展这一研究。
采用高饮食节制组和低饮食节制组女孩及其母亲的横断面比较。
两组各20名11岁女孩及其母亲完成了饮食节制、体型偏好、自我认知、家庭功能以及体重和身高的评估。
高饮食节制组女孩的母亲在当前节食水平上与对照组母亲没有差异，但确实报告说她们在两餐之间吃零食和禁食的情况更多。此外，她们对女儿吸引力的评价明显低于其他母亲。此外，女儿饮食节制程度高的家庭在家庭凝聚力、组织性和道德宗教强调方面的得分明显较低。
与派克和罗丁的研究结果相似，这支持了母亲在传递有关体重、体型和外貌的文化价值观方面可能发挥的作用。重要的是，这也将早期节食置于对家庭功能不满这一更广泛的背景中。
