Perceptions of Body Size and Desire to Be Thinner among Hispanice Mother-Daughter Dyads
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description: Background: Overweight/obesity is a major health problem among children and adolescents in the United States. Hispanic girls are more likely to be overweight compared to their Caucasian counterparts, with 26% Hispanic girls versus 14% Caucasian girls being classified as overweight (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDCP], 2018). Among adolescents, an association between obesity and body size disturbances has been identified (Evans et al., 2013). Maternal attitudes about their own body size and that of their daughters may play an important role in the development of daughters’ body image (Duchin et al., 2016). Yet, few studies have investigated the relationship between Hispanic mothers perceived-ideal body size including the moderation effect of maternal acculturation. Purpose: This study aimed to assess: 1) comparisons between Hispanic mothers’ and daughters’ perceived and ideal body size; 2) comparisons between Hispanic mothers’ desire to be thinner for themselves, mothers’ desire for their daughters to be thinner, and daughters’ self-desire to be thinner; and 3) assess the moderation role of acculturation in predicting daughters’ desire to be thinner. The following hypotheses were proposed: 1) Hispanic daughters will endorse smaller figure sizes as ideal compared to their mother’s selection of ideal figures for their daughters; 2) Hispanic daughters’ desire to be thinner will be positively associated with maternal desire to be thinner; 3) Hispanic daughters acculturation will moderate the association between maternal acculturation and daughters’ desire to be thinner; 4) Hispanic maternal acculturation will be moderating the association between daughters’ acculturation and daughter’s desire to be thinner. Method: The sample consisted of archival data collected at baseline from different cohorts of Hispanic mother-daughter pairs (N=112 pairs) who participated in a healthy lifestyle summer intervention known as BOUNCE (Behavior Opportunities Uniting Nutriti…
abstract: Background: Overweight/obesity is a major health problem among children and adolescents in the United States. Hispanic girls are more likely to be overweight compared to their Caucasian counterparts, with 26% Hispanic girls versus 14% Caucasian girls being classified as overweight (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDCP], 2018). Among adolescents, an association between obesity and body size disturbances has been identified (Evans et al., 2013). Maternal attitudes about their own body size and that of their daughters may play an important role in the development of daughters’ body image (Duchin et al., 2016). Yet, few studies have investigated the relationship between Hispanic mothers perceived-ideal body size including the moderation effect of maternal acculturation. Purpose: This study aimed to assess: 1) comparisons between Hispanic mothers’ and daughters’ perceived and ideal body size; 2) comparisons between Hispanic mothers’ desire to be thinner for themselves, mothers’ desire for their daughters to be thinner, and daughters’ self-desire to be thinner; and 3) assess the moderation role of acculturation in predicting daughters’ desire to be thinner. The following hypotheses were proposed: 1) Hispanic daughters will endorse smaller figure sizes as ideal compared to their mother’s selection of ideal figures for their daughters; 2) Hispanic daughters’ desire to be thinner will be positively associated with maternal desire to be thinner; 3) Hispanic daughters acculturation will moderate the association between maternal acculturation and daughters’ desire to be thinner; 4) Hispanic maternal acculturation will be moderating the association between daughters’ acculturation and daughter’s desire to be thinner. Method: The sample consisted of archival data collected at baseline from different cohorts of Hispanic mother-daughter pairs (N=112 pairs) who participated in a healthy lifestyle summer intervention known as BOUNCE (Behavior Opportunities Uniting Nutriti…
author: Scherer, Rhonda
language: eng
keywords: Acculturation, Hispanic female, Body Image, Body Disturabances
date published: 2020-05
date modified: 2026-07-24T02:33:06Z
provider: University of Houston
publisher: Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations
type: WebPage
source organization: University of Houston

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