Body image and eating attitudes among adolescent Chinese girls in Hong Kong

Percept Mot Skills. 2003 Feb;96(1):57-66. doi: 10.2466/pms.2003.96.1.57.

Abstract

The study investigated the relation between body image and eating attitudes among adolescent girls in Hong Kong. A sample of 358 senior secondary school girls completed the measures assessing body-part satisfaction and behaviors associated with eating. Analysis indicated that even though only 4.8% of the girls were overweight, 85.16% desired to weigh less. These Chinese teenage girls were concerned about their weight, and the desire for slimness was widespread. Correlations indicated that higher Body Mass Index was associated with lower satisfaction with weight. Lower scores on weight satisfaction were associated with higher scores on attitudes of dieting and food preoccupation.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Asian People*
  • Attitude*
  • Body Image*
  • Body Mass Index
  • Cross-Cultural Comparison
  • Diet, Reducing / psychology
  • Eating*
  • Female
  • Hong Kong
  • Humans
  • Personal Satisfaction
  • Personality Inventory / statistics & numerical data*
  • Psychology, Adolescent*
  • Psychometrics