Table 1 Mean scores of child and parent body size attitudes and body image
Variable | M | SD | Range | M | SD | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Boys | Girls | |||||
Figure for negative characteristics | 3.49 | 0.76 | 1.63 – 5.00 | 3.57 | 0.76 | 1.57 – 5.00 |
Figure for positive characteristics | 2.65 | 0.75 | 1.00 – 4.67 | 2.54 | 0.72 | 1.00 – 4.67 |
Current figure | 2.09 | 1.22 | 1.00 – 5.00 | 2.13 | 1.11 | 1.00 – 5.00 |
Ideal figure | 2.36 | 1.32 | 1.00 – 5.00 | 2.31 | 1.16 | 1.00 – 5.00 |
Current – Ideal discrepancy | −0.27 | 0.96 | −4.00 – 4.00 | −0.19 | 1.00 | −4.00 – 3.00 |
Fathers | Mothers | |||||
Negative attitudes towards obese persons | 57.87 | 12.70 | 25.56 – 91.37 | 53.85 | 11.83 | 21.64 – 85.93 |
Body dissatisfaction | 20.01 | 5.35 | 10.33 – 37.67 | 23.64 | 5.76 | 11.67 – 42.00 |
Dietary restraint | 2.08 | 0.73 | 1.00 – 4.00 | 2.54 | 0.75 | 1.00 – 5.00 |