“The gap” between self body image and own degree of obesity in schoolboys and schoolgirls

Abstract

We investigated the body image among schoolboys and schoolgirls in Niigata prefecture in concerning with their degree of obesity（n＝57767). We calculated gap rate between self body image and own degree of obesity. It appears that female students tend to overestimate own body image, and it makes high gap rate.In spite of the degree of obesity is"thin or more highly thin figures" , it was revealed that"At-Risk" students desiring to be more thin exist in the groups. This tendency has been on increase as oneʼs grade in school advanced year by year. On the other hand,"the satisfaction-group"having been contented with the perception in line with the body type regarding one-self was shown to decrease as oneʼ grade in school advanced.

Mothers' Influence on the Body Dissatisfaction and Weight Loss Behaviors of their Preschool‐ to Junior‐High‐School‐Level Daughters: The Case of Japan

“…Additionally, they reported that the number of people who had displayed weight loss behavior also increased as participants' grades increased. Moreover, Ito and Shinoda (2015) researched students in Grades 3 through 12 and found that the number of people who evaluated themselves as overweight increased as the grade level increased and that the percentage exceeded 30% in Grade 5 of elementary school and reached 90% in Grade 8 of junior high school. Further, they found that the number of students who rated themselves as overweight increased as their grade level advanced.…”