Body Image Flashcards
(62 cards)
BMI
calculated by dividing a person’s weight in kilograms by the square of height in meters
Youth BMI
age and sex-specific, called “BMI-for-age”
Obese youth are at greater risk for…
High blood pressure, type 2 diabetes, bone and joint problems, asthma, anxiety and depression, bullying
3 possibilities of how media influences wait
- sedentary behavior displaces physical activity
- the intake of nutritionally poor foods primarily occurs when using media
3.advertisments for food leading to poor eating habits in youth, post viewing
Research on main meals while using media
Possibilities: Tv leads to poor eating habits, families that consume few healthy foods also ten to watch a lot of TV
Research on snacking while using media
Snacks are most likely to be consumed than other meals, viewing unhealthy snacks increased intake of both healthy and unhealthy snacks
Advertisements lead to poor eating
Children prefer food products that they have seen advertised on TV in comparison to those they have not, food consumption occurs after TV is turned off
Active Video Games=Exergames
require physical exertion to play
Benefits of Exergames
positive health effects equivalent to moderate exercise, encourage a more playful way of learning certain content
Obesity Stigma
the negative attitudes, stereotypes, and discriminatory behavior aimed at overweight people
Obese children are viewed as….
selfish, lazy, stupid, ugly, sloppy, unlikeable
Treatment of obses children in media
less likely to be preferred as playmates, higher levels of teasing and bullying
Effects of negative treatment due to obesity stigma
poor self-esteem, depression, overeating/binge eating, physical inactivity
Depiction of overweight characters
Cartoons= less intelligent, happy and loved, eating more junk food, more physically and verbally aggressive
National Campaigns to prevent obesity
posters coded for stigmatizing content- showed unhealth beverages or food, highlights overweight or obese person
Higher levels of media use are associated with:
characterizing obese youth in a negative manner, stating greater dislike of obese youth, having more negative attitudes towards obese children and adolescents
Strongest predictor of weight bias
image exposure
What is body image?
How you picture yourself in your mind, what you believe about your own appearance, how you feel IN your body not just ABOUT your body
Negative body images
distorted perception of your shape, feeling discomfort, shame, anxiety about your body
Positive body image
you see yourself as you really are AND you like yourself
Body image acorss development
50% experience body dissatisfaction, most prefer bodies thinner than their own, females more than males
Kids were asked if they wanted to switch different characters in candy land…
Those who originally picked thin characters were less willing to switch than those who originally picked obese characters
Majority of girls with ______ body image wish they were as skinny as the models, but girls that had _______ body image did not.
Negative, positive
Body representation in Disney animated films
Body weight- most characters were average or above-average
Characteristic of body types- thinness=attractiveness, large physiques=leadership
