The Relationship between Perceived and Ideal Body Size and Body Mass Index in 3rd-Grade Low Socioeconomic Hispanic Children

Autor/inn/en	Fisher, Allison; Lange, Mary Anne; Young-Cureton, Virginia; Canham, Daryl
Titel	The Relationship between Perceived and Ideal Body Size and Body Mass Index in 3rd-Grade Low Socioeconomic Hispanic Children
Quelle	In: Journal of School Nursing, 21 (2005) 4, S.224-228 (5 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1059-8405
DOI	10.1177/10598405050210040701
Schlagwörter	Obesity; Body Composition; Self Concept; Minority Group Children; Measures (Individuals); Low Income Groups; Hispanic Americans; Elementary School Students; Correlation; Gender Differences; At Risk Persons; Rural Areas; Body Weight; California + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adipositas; Selbstkonzept; Messdaten; Hispanic; Hispanoamerikaner; Korrelation; Geschlechterkonflikt; Risikogruppe; Rural area; Ländlicher Raum; Körpergewicht; Kalifornien
Abstract	Very little is known about body satisfaction among minority children. This study examined the relationship between perceived and actual body size and Body Mass Index among 43 low-socioeconomic Hispanic 3rd-graders. Researchers measured participants' Body Mass Index; students self-reported Perceived Ideal Self Image and Perceived Actual Self Image using Collins' (1991) pictorial instrument scale of seven child body images that illustrate body weight from very thin to obese. The majority of students chose body images from the scale that depicted a healthy weight for both their Perceived Ideal Self Image and Perceived Actual Self Image. More boys than girls chose underweight as their Perceived Ideal Self Image. Thirty percent of the students were found to be overweight and 30 percent were at risk for being overweight. A small positive correlation between Perceived Actual Self Image and Body Mass Index was found. (Contains 4 tables and 1 figure.) (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10