Intra-familial and ethnic effects on attitudinal and perceptual body image: a cohort of South African mother-daughter dyads

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dc.contributor.authorMchiza, Zandileen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorGoedecke, Juliaen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorLambert, Estelleen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2015-11-11T11:52:41Z
dc.date.available2015-11-11T11:52:41Z
dc.date.issued2011en_ZA
dc.description.abstractBACKGROUND: International studies suggest ethnic differences in obesity prevalence may be due, in part, to differences in body image and body size dissatisfaction between groups. Further, there is evidence to suggest that there is a familial resemblance in body image between mothers and their younger (preadolescent) daughters. This research was therefore conducted to specifically identify the extent to which family status (presented as mother-daughter resemblance) and ethnicity impact on body image attitudes and perceptions of South African mothers and their pre-adolescent daughters. METHODS: Mother-daughter dyads (n = 201, 31% black, 37% mixed ancestry and 32% white) answered questions regarding their body image perception (the way they saw their body size status), their body image ideals, and body image attitudes (body size dissatisfaction in particular, presented as the Feel-Ideal Difference [FID] index score). Mothers' and daughters' body image results were compared within dyads and across ethnic groups using repeated measures of ANOVA. RESULTS: Overall, body image resemblances exist between South African mothers and their pre-adolescent daughters. Mothers and daughters chose similarly weighted silhouettes to represent their body size ideals (p = 0.308), regardless of their ethnicity or body mass index (BMI). The FID index scores were similar between mothers and their daughters only after the confounding effects of maternal BMI were removed (p = 0.685). The silhouettes chosen to represent thinness were also similar between mothers and their daughters (p = 0.960) regardless of ethnicity and maternal BMI. On the other hand, the silhouettes chosen to represent fatness were similar (p = 0.342) between mothers and their daughters, only after the confounding effects of maternal BMI were removed. Lastly, mothers and their daughters chose similarly weighted silhouettes as engendering feelings of beauty, respect and happiness (p = 0.813; p = 0.615 and p = 0.693, respectively). In this instance, black mother-daughter dyads chose significantly heavier silhouettes than the other ethnic groups. This implies that black mothers and daughters associate beauty, respect and happiness with a bigger body size. CONCLUSION: Resemblances exist between pre-adolescent girls and their mothers on issues related to ideal and attitudinal body image. In this regard, South African researchers should consider the effects ethnicity and family status on body image of women when developing targeted interventions to prevent or manage obesity.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationMchiza, Z., Goedecke, J., & Lambert, E. (2011). Intra-familial and ethnic effects on attitudinal and perceptual body image: a cohort of South African mother-daughter dyads. <i>BMC Public Health</i>, http://hdl.handle.net/11427/14853en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationMchiza, Zandile, Julia Goedecke, and Estelle Lambert "Intra-familial and ethnic effects on attitudinal and perceptual body image: a cohort of South African mother-daughter dyads." <i>BMC Public Health</i> (2011) http://hdl.handle.net/11427/14853en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationMchiza, Z. J., Goedecke, J. H., & Lambert, E. V. (2011). Intra-familial and ethnic effects on attitudinal and perceptual body image: a cohort of South African mother-daughter dyads. BMC public health, 11(1), 433.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Journal Article AU - Mchiza, Zandile AU - Goedecke, Julia AU - Lambert, Estelle AB - BACKGROUND: International studies suggest ethnic differences in obesity prevalence may be due, in part, to differences in body image and body size dissatisfaction between groups. Further, there is evidence to suggest that there is a familial resemblance in body image between mothers and their younger (preadolescent) daughters. This research was therefore conducted to specifically identify the extent to which family status (presented as mother-daughter resemblance) and ethnicity impact on body image attitudes and perceptions of South African mothers and their pre-adolescent daughters. METHODS: Mother-daughter dyads (n = 201, 31% black, 37% mixed ancestry and 32% white) answered questions regarding their body image perception (the way they saw their body size status), their body image ideals, and body image attitudes (body size dissatisfaction in particular, presented as the Feel-Ideal Difference [FID] index score). Mothers' and daughters' body image results were compared within dyads and across ethnic groups using repeated measures of ANOVA. RESULTS: Overall, body image resemblances exist between South African mothers and their pre-adolescent daughters. Mothers and daughters chose similarly weighted silhouettes to represent their body size ideals (p = 0.308), regardless of their ethnicity or body mass index (BMI). The FID index scores were similar between mothers and their daughters only after the confounding effects of maternal BMI were removed (p = 0.685). The silhouettes chosen to represent thinness were also similar between mothers and their daughters (p = 0.960) regardless of ethnicity and maternal BMI. On the other hand, the silhouettes chosen to represent fatness were similar (p = 0.342) between mothers and their daughters, only after the confounding effects of maternal BMI were removed. Lastly, mothers and their daughters chose similarly weighted silhouettes as engendering feelings of beauty, respect and happiness (p = 0.813; p = 0.615 and p = 0.693, respectively). In this instance, black mother-daughter dyads chose significantly heavier silhouettes than the other ethnic groups. This implies that black mothers and daughters associate beauty, respect and happiness with a bigger body size. CONCLUSION: Resemblances exist between pre-adolescent girls and their mothers on issues related to ideal and attitudinal body image. In this regard, South African researchers should consider the effects ethnicity and family status on body image of women when developing targeted interventions to prevent or manage obesity. DA - 2011 DB - OpenUCT DO - 10.1186/1471-2458-11-433 DP - University of Cape Town J1 - BMC Public Health LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2011 T1 - Intra-familial and ethnic effects on attitudinal and perceptual body image: a cohort of South African mother-daughter dyads TI - Intra-familial and ethnic effects on attitudinal and perceptual body image: a cohort of South African mother-daughter dyads UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/14853 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/14853
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-11-433
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationMchiza Z, Goedecke J, Lambert E. Intra-familial and ethnic effects on attitudinal and perceptual body image: a cohort of South African mother-daughter dyads. BMC Public Health. 2011; http://hdl.handle.net/11427/14853.en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisherBioMed Central Ltden_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentMRC/UCT RU for Exercise and Sport Medicineen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Health Sciencesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.rightsThis is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Licenseen_ZA
dc.rights.holder2011 Mchiza et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.en_ZA
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0en_ZA
dc.sourceBMC Public Healthen_ZA
dc.source.urihttp://www.biomedcentral.com/bmcpublichealth/en_ZA
dc.subject.otherbody imageen_ZA
dc.subject.otherbody size dissatisfactionen_ZA
dc.subject.otherObesityen_ZA
dc.subject.otherethnic groupsen_ZA
dc.subject.otherbody image resemblancesen_ZA
dc.subject.otherSouth Africaen_ZA
dc.titleIntra-familial and ethnic effects on attitudinal and perceptual body image: a cohort of South African mother-daughter dyadsen_ZA
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