Do preschool children understand what it means to “diet,” and do they do it?

Holub, Shayla C.; Musher‐Eizenman, Dara R.; Persson, Anna; Edwards-Leeper, Laura; Goldstein, Sara E.; Miller, Amy

doi:10.1002/eat.20143

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“…That is, children receive messages that being fat or "overweight" are unhealthy and undesirable physical states (NeumarkStzainer et al 2006;Schwartz and Henderson 2009). Additionally, it has been established that young children display an awareness of dieting messages (Holub et al 2005;Schur et al 2000) and cultural standards for feminine beauty prior to puberty (Feldman et al 1988). Preschool girls may not be immune to these influences, and it is quite plausible that a combination of anti-fat messages and pressure to achieve unrealistic beauty standards is related to the development of body-size stereotypes and thin-ideal internalization in girls at a very early age.…”

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Body Size Stereotyping and Internalization of the Thin Ideal in Preschool Girls

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Despite the multitude of negative outcomes associated with thin-ideal internalization for girls and women living in westernized societies, we know very little about how early in development thin-ideal internalization occurs or how it might manifest in very young children. This cross-sectional investigation assessed body size stereotyping and thin-ideal internalization in 55 preschool girls (ages 3-5 years) from the Southwestern U.S. using a new method of assessment that is more sensitive to the cognitive developmental stage of this age group. Results suggest that girls as young as 3 years old are already emotionally invested in the thin ideal. Discussion considers moving beyond the demonstration of fat stigmatization per se to measure how personally invested preschool children may be in beauty ideals.

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Body Size Stereotyping and Internalization of the Thin Ideal in Preschool Girls

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“…Future research should include a more diverse sample or participants from non-westernized societies, as research indicates that westernized values for appearance influence the ideals embraced by other cultures (Becker, 2004;Dunkel, Davidson, & Quarashi, 2010). Second, given that the current cohort of young girls is becoming increasingly aware of cultural messages about beauty (Feldman, Feldman, & Goodman, 1988), dieting (Holub et al, 2005;Schur, Sanders, & Steiner, 2000), and anti-fat messages (Daniels, 2006;Schwartz & Henderson, 2009), future research may also benefit from examining media exposure, parental beliefs about body size, and influences from peers or siblings in this age group. Additionally, although body size stigmatization and internalization of the thin ideal seems to have more negative implications for females, it is important to include preschool boys in future studies, as males also demonstrate fat stigmatization at early ages (Cramer & Steinwert, 1998;Musher-Eizenmann et al, 2004) and receive pressure to achieve the muscular ideal (Jones, 2004;McCabe & Ricciardelli, 2003;McCreary, Saucier, & Courtenay, 2005;Ricciardelli & McCabe, 2004;Ridgeway & Tylka, 2005).…”

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Age Differences in Body Size Stereotyping in a Sample of Preschool Girls

Harriger

2014

Eating Disorders

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Researchers have demonstrated that societal concerns about dieting and body size have led to an increase in negative attitudes toward obese people and that girls as young as 3 years old endorse similar body size stereotypes as have been previously found with adults. Few studies, however, have examined age differences in their participants. A sample of 102 girls (3-5-years-old) completed measures of body size stereotyping. Results indicate that while body-size stereotyping is present by age 3, pro-thin beliefs may develop prior to anti-fat beliefs. Implications and future directions for research with preschool children are discussed.

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“…Pronounced emotional arousal, whether positive or negative, can lead to less discriminative use of information [28] and poorer decision making [29]. One result of strong positive mood is reduced rational evaluation of the consequences of potential actions and increases in risk-taking behavior, including drug use, sexual encounters, and gambling [30, 31, 32, 33, 34]. …”

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Recent Advances in Understanding the Personality Underpinnings of Impulsive Behavior and their Role in Risk for Addictive Behaviors

Birkley¹,

Smith²

2011

CDAR

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Impulsivity has been a widely explored construct, particularly as a personality-based risk factor for addictive behaviors. The authors review evidence that (a) there is no single impulsivity trait; rather, there are at least five different personality traits that dispose individuals to rash or impulsive action; (b) the five traits predict different behaviors longitudinally; for example, the emotion-based urgency traits predict problematic involvement in several risky behaviors and sensation seeking instead predicts the frequency of engaging in such behaviors; (c) the traits can be measured in pre-adolescent children; (d) individual differences in the traits among preadolescent children predict the subsequent onset of, and increases in, risky behaviors including alcohol use; (e) the traits may operate by biasing the learning process, such that high-risk traits make high-risk learning more likely, thus leading to maladaptive behavior; (f) the emotion-based urgency traits may contribute to compulsive engagement in addictive behaviors; and (g) there is evidence that different interventions are appropriate for the different trait structures.

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Do preschool children understand what it means to “diet,” and do they do it?

Cited by 9 publications

References 20 publications

Body Size Stereotyping and Internalization of the Thin Ideal in Preschool Girls

Body Size Stereotyping and Internalization of the Thin Ideal in Preschool Girls

Age Differences in Body Size Stereotyping in a Sample of Preschool Girls

Recent Advances in Understanding the Personality Underpinnings of Impulsive Behavior and their Role in Risk for Addictive Behaviors

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