Body figure perceptions and eating attitudes among Australian schoolchildren aged 8 to 12 years

Rolland, Kim; Farnill, Douglas; Griffiths, Rosalyn A.

doi:10.1002/(sici)1098-108x(199704)21:3<273::aid-eat7>3.0.co;2-h

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“…Similar to our findings, previous studies have found that approximately 40 % of pre-adolescent girls (2,17,26,27) and about 30-35 % of boys want to be thinner (1,2) . A study of adolescent girls in HK (5) , and another of 18-27-year-old HK Chinese adults (28) , found that 75 % expressed a desire to be thinner, a considerably higher prevalence than that Ref.…”

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“…Previous studies have been inconsistent in reporting sex differences in body image issues in children and adolescents. Some studies report no differences between young boys and girls (14,24) , whereas others have reported higher BSD and weight perception among girls (2,17,(26)(27)(28)(29) . It is possible that methodological differences (e.g.…”

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Body size dissatisfaction among young Chinese children in Hong Kong: a cross-sectional study

Knowles

Ling

Thomas

et al. 2014

Public Health Nutr.

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Objective: To determine the potential predictors of body size dissatisfaction in Chinese children. Design: The Child's Body Image Scale was used to assess body size perception and dissatisfaction. BMI was calculated from objectively measured height and weight. Predictors of body size dissatisfaction were examined by logistic regression analysis. Setting: Hong Kong, China. Subjects: Six hundred and twenty children (53 % boys, aged 6·1-12·9 years) from a state-run primary school. Results: Female sex (adjusted OR (AOR) = 1·91; 95 % CI 1·32, 2·76), age (AOR = 2·62; 95 % CI 1·65, 4·16 for 8-10 years; AOR = 2·16; 95 % CI 1·38, 3·38 for > 10 years), overweight (AOR = 6·23; 95 % CI 3·66, 10·60) and obesity (AOR = 19·04; 95 % CI 5·64, 64·32) were positively associated with desire to be thinner. Size misperception was a strong predictor of body size dissatisfaction, irrespective of actual weight status (AOR = 1·90; 95 % CI 1·02, 3·54 for overestimation; AOR = 0·43; 95 % CI 0·27, 0·67 for underestimation). Conclusions: Body size dissatisfaction is prevalent among Chinese children as young as 6 years. Female sex, age, overweight, obesity and overestimation of size were associated with increased desire to be thinner. These findings emphasise the importance of preventing body image issues from an early age.

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Body size dissatisfaction among young Chinese children in Hong Kong: a cross-sectional study

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Ling

Thomas

et al. 2014

Public Health Nutr.

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“…Lack of validated measures for cultural identity, as well as dieting, weight concern;, and body image limit this and other studies, particularly those in children (8,33). It may be that young children are confused by the questions, thereby decreasing the validity of their responses.…”

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“…We were unable to assess the impact of measured body size on weight-related attitudes and behaviors, because height and weight were not measured. It has been shown that heavier children are more likely to diet and desire to be thinner (9,33). Schreiber et al (9) found that the percentage of 9-and lO-year-old girls who were trying to lose weight increased markedly with increasing body mass index (BMI).…”

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“…For example, 17% of the boys chose the heaviest figure as the most healthy, compared with only 7% of the girls. Studies of Caucasian and African American children have shown similar gender differences between desired body size and perceived size (7,14,33). Thompson et al (16) found that 49% of fourth grade girls and 30% of fourth grade boys of white and African American ethnicity selected ideal figures thinner than their perceived current size.…”

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Weight‐Related Attitudes and Behaviors in Fourth Grade American Indian Children

Stevens¹,

Story

Becenti³

et al. 1999

Obesity Research

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. Obes Res. 1999;7:34-42. Objective: American Indian children have a high prevalence of obesity, yet little is known about weight-related attitudes and the prevalence of dieting in this population. This study assessed weight concerns, body size perceptions, weight reduction attempts, and weight loss methods in fourth grade American Indian children. Research Methods and Procedures:attended one of eight schools in the Pathways Feasibility Study. Question and answer choices were read to children by trained staff, and children marked their own answers.Results: Thirty-eight percent of the children reported that they had tried to lose weight. The most common strategy for weight reduction was exercising more. Girls were more likely than boys to be dissatisfied with their body size (48% of girls vs. 34% of boys desired a slimmer body size; 22% of girls vs. 15% of boys desired a larger body size; p

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Problem eating attitudes and behaviors in young children

Kelly

Ricciardelli

Clarke

1999

Int. J. Eat. Disord.

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Objective The factor structure of the Children's Eating Attitudes Test (ChEAT) and the predictors of problem eating were examined in young boys and girls. Methods Two hundred and twenty eight children from Grades 2 and 4 completed questionnaires which examined problem eating attitudes and behaviors, body image, and self‐concepts. Results Four factors were found for girls and boys. The girls' four factors, Dieting, Food Preoccupation, Social Pressure to Eat, and Restricting and Purging, corresponded closely to previous studies with older girls and women. Four different factors were found for the boys, Global Problems, Dieting versus Purging, Dieting and Food Preoccupation, and Emotional Eating. However, dieting behaviors in both girls and boys were predicted by poorer body image and in boys emotional concerns about eating were predicted by poorer body image and lower self‐concepts. Discussion There is still relatively little research that has examined problem eating attitudes and behaviors of boys and men. As boys tend to report infrequent dieting, we may need to focus more on the emotional concerns about eating and becoming overweight as a potential indicator of eating problems in boys. © 1999 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Int J Eat Disord 25: 281–286, 1999.

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Body figure perceptions and eating attitudes among Australian schoolchildren aged 8 to 12 years

Cited by 117 publications

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Body size dissatisfaction among young Chinese children in Hong Kong: a cross-sectional study

Body size dissatisfaction among young Chinese children in Hong Kong: a cross-sectional study

Weight‐Related Attitudes and Behaviors in Fourth Grade American Indian Children

Problem eating attitudes and behaviors in young children

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