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The Relationship Between Perceived and Ideal Body Size and Body Mass Index in 3rd-Grade Low Socioeconomic Hispanic ChildrenAllison Fisher, RN, MSN, was previously a school nurse for Pajaro Valley Unified School District and is currently a staff nurse at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital in Palo Alto, CA
Mary Anne Lange, RN, MSN, was previously a school nurse at Los Gatos Unified School District and is currently a public health nurse for Santa Clara County in San Jose, CA
Virginia Young-Cureton, RN, DPH, Professor of Nursing, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA, was the first reader on this project
Daryl Canham, RN, EdD, Associate Professor of Nursing, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA, was the second reader on this project 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.
Key Words: body dissatisfaction • body mass index • low socioeconomic status • overweight status • perceived actual body weight • perceived ideal body weight
The Journal of School Nursing, Vol. 21, No. 4,
224-228 (2005) |
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