Obesity and Body Size Preferences of Jordanian Women

Autor/inn/en	Madanat, Hala; Hawks, Steven R.; Angeles, Heidi N.
Titel	Obesity and Body Size Preferences of Jordanian Women
Quelle	In: Health Education & Behavior, 38 (2011) 1, S.91-98 (8 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1090-1981
DOI	10.1177/1090198110376351
Schlagwörter	Obesity; Body Composition; Females; Self Concept; Foreign Countries; Nutrition; Human Body; Body Weight; Interpersonal Attraction; Cultural Differences; Western Civilization; Correlation; Jordan + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adipositas; Weibliches Geschlecht; Selbstkonzept; Ausland; Ernährung; Menschlicher Körper; Körpergewicht; Interpersonale Anziehung; Kultureller Unterschied; Korrelation
Abstract	The nutrition transition is associated with increased obesity rates and increased desire to be thin. This study evaluates the relationship between actual body size and desired body size among a representative sample of 800 Jordanian women. Using Stunkard's body silhouettes, women were asked to identify their current and ideal body sizes, healthy body size, and their perception of the body size preferred by men. Body mass index (BMI) calculations indicate that 53.8% of the women were overweight or obese. Their mean current body size was 5, which is consistent with the mean BMI of 26 in the sample. Although 66% of the women were dissatisfied with their body size, the desired weight loss was not extreme. Pearson correlation was positive (0.858, p less than 0.0001) between measured BMI and body silhouettes chosen as an indicator of current body size. Jordanian women seemed pulled between the traditional and Westernized body preferences. Possible cultural explanations are explored. (Contains 4 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10