Preschoolers' body-knowledge inaccuracy: perceptual self-deficit and attitudinal bias

Autor:	Ahona Guha, Helen Skouteris, Lisa McGivern, Merrilyn Hooley, Sarah Dunphy-Lelii
Rok vydání:	2014
Předmět:	Social Psychology Knowledge level media_common.quotation_subject Self-concept Body awareness Pediatrics Child development Developmental psychology Developmental stage theories Perception Developmental and Educational Psychology Cognitive development Early childhood Psychology media_common
Zdroj:	Early Child Development and Care. 184:1757-1768
ISSN:	1476-8275 0300-4430
DOI:	10.1080/03004430.2014.881357
Popis:	Body image research with young children has typically examined their body satisfaction and overlooked developmental theories pertaining to their emergent body-knowledge. Though existing research suggests that preschoolers do demonstrate anti-fat attitudes and weight-related stigmatisation, body dissatisfaction can be difficult to assess in preschoolers due to developmental differences in their (i) ability to perceive their actual body size accurately and (ii) make comparisons with a hypothetical ideal. We review current findings on the attitudinal component of body image in preschoolers, together with findings on the accuracy of their body size perceptions and their emergent body awareness abilities. Such an integration of the cognitive development literature is key to identifying when and how young children understand their physical size and shape; this in turn is critical for informing methodological design targeted at assessing body dissatisfaction and anti-fat attitudes in early childhood.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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