‘Slim is not in’ among adolescents in Trinidad

Simeon, Donald; Abdool, Petal S.; Ali, Aleena C; Kungeesingh, Komal V; Panchoo, Kirby; Rattan, R D

doi:10.1016/s1054-139x(01)00222-1

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“…The few exceptions tend to focus on issues of female adolescent fatness (e.g., Anderson-Fye, 2004;Simeon et al, 2003). As an example, through ethnographic research in a Jamaican village, Sobo (1993) found that plump women were viewed more favorably, whereas thinness in women was viewed as a marker of infertility and antisocial behavior.…”

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Body Image and Body Type Preferences in St. Kitts, Caribbean: A Cross-Cultural Comparison with U.S. Samples regarding Attitudes towards Muscularity, Body Fat, and Breast Size

Gray

Frederick

2012

Evol Psychol

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Abstract:We investigated body image in St. Kitts, a Caribbean island where tourism, international media, and relatively high levels of body fat are common. Participants were men and women recruited from St. Kitts (n = 39) and, for comparison, U.S. samples from universities (n = 618) and the Internet (n = 438). Participants were shown computer generated images varying in apparent body fat level and muscularity or breast size and they indicated their body type preferences and attitudes. Overall, there were only modest differences in body type preferences between St. Kitts and the Internet sample, with the St. Kitts participants being somewhat more likely to value heavier women. Notably, however, men and women from St. Kitts were more likely to idealize smaller breasts than participants in the U.S. samples. Attitudes regarding muscularity were generally similar across samples. This study provides one of the few investigations of body preferences in the Caribbean.

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Body Image and Body Type Preferences in St. Kitts, Caribbean: A Cross-Cultural Comparison with U.S. Samples regarding Attitudes towards Muscularity, Body Fat, and Breast Size

Gray

Frederick

2012

Evol Psychol

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Body image of adolescents in a multi-ethnic Caribbean population

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Objective: To examine the perceptions of body size among adolescents in Trinidad and to determine whether there were ethnic differences. Design: Cross-sectional survey. Setting: Secondary schools in Trinidad. Subjects: A stratified random sample of 1139 adolescents, aged 14 -17 y. Measurements: Silhouettes of different body sizes were used to determine perceptions of body size, while weights and heights were measured to determine actual body size. Results: A total of 1090 students (96% response rate) participated, comprising 578 (53%) females. The main ethnic groups were South Asian (49%), African (25%) and persons of mixed ethnicity (23%). The calculated body mass index (BMI) indicated that 14% were thin, 73% normal and 13% overweight; however there was a preponderance of thinness among South Asian males (28%). Whereas 68% of students correctly identified their body size, South Asian males were also more likely to overestimate their body size than the other adolescents, ie they were thinner than they thought. Overall, 64% of the sample was satisfied with their current size, but thin South Asians were more likely to be satisfied with their size than other thin adolescents (P ¼ 0.04), while overweight Africans were more likely to be satisfied than other overweight persons (P ¼ 0.03). The majority of the sample associated the normal body size with good health, but the majority also associated the overweight and obese silhouettes with wealth. In addition, 40% of them associated the male overweight and obese silhouettes with happiness. Conclusion: Although the prevalence of overweight=obesity was not high, the perception of the Trinidadian adolescent that obesity was associated with wealth, and to a lesser extent happiness, and the satisfaction of the overweight African females with their size, were all causes for concern.

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English-Speaking Caribbean

Rommen¹

2018

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was established as a regional institution in 1948 by the British Government and the 14 English-speaking colonies in the Caribbean. In 1948, it began with the Medical Faculty. This was quickly followed by the establishment of the Faculties of Arts and Natural Sciences and, in 1952, the Department of Education was added. This department's primary responsibility was to provide initial professional training-through a Fol lowing requests from governments and recommendations from various conferences and committees, a conference was convened at Mona in March 1961. Delegates included representatives from the governments supporting the University of the West Indies and observers from the West Indian Federal Government, the Colonial Office, the Government of Canada,

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‘Slim is not in’ among adolescents in Trinidad

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Body Image and Body Type Preferences in St. Kitts, Caribbean: A Cross-Cultural Comparison with U.S. Samples regarding Attitudes towards Muscularity, Body Fat, and Breast Size

Body Image and Body Type Preferences in St. Kitts, Caribbean: A Cross-Cultural Comparison with U.S. Samples regarding Attitudes towards Muscularity, Body Fat, and Breast Size

Body image of adolescents in a multi-ethnic Caribbean population

English-Speaking Caribbean

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