Table 3.
Ethnic differences in silhouettes chosen by mothers and their daughters representing dimensions of body image
| Ethnicity | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silhouettes | Black (n = 44) | Mixed Ancestry (n = 64) | White (n = 60) | |||
| Mother | Girl | Mother | Girl | Mother | Girl | |
| Perceptual body size* | 5.5±1.9 | 4.7±1.5 | 5.0±1.3 | 4.0±1.0 | 4.7±1.2 | 4.1±1.1 |
| Ideal body size# | 4.4 ± 1.2 | 4.5 ± 1.8 | 3.8 ± 0.7 | 3.5 ± 1.1 | 3.5 ± 0.8 | 3.4 ± 1.1 |
| Personal FID index score | 1.1 ± 2.0 | 0.0 ± 2.1 | 1.2 ± 1.3 | 0.5 ± 1.1 | 1.2 ± 1.1 | 0.8 ± 1.1 |
| Friend FID index score# | 1.4 ± 2.2 | 0.03 ± 2.2 | 1.1 ± 1.4 | 0.5 ± 1.4 | 1.1 ± 1.2 | 0.9 ± 1.2 |
| Thin figure | 1.2 ± 0.7 | 1.5 ± 1.4 | 1.2 ± 0.53 | 1.1 ± 0.43 | 1.5 ± 0.8 | 1.2 ± 0.6 |
| Normal figure | 4.2 ± 1.2 | 5.2 ± 1.6 | 3.9 ± 0.6 | 4.2 ± 0.7 | 3.6 ± 0.6 | 4.1 ± 0.9 |
| Fat figure | 8.9 ± 0.4 | 7.6 ± 1.0 | 8.1 ± 1.3 | 7.9 ± 0.3 | 7.3 ± 1.7 | 7.8 ± 1.0 |
| Beautiful figure† | 4.0 ± 1.3 | 4.3 ± 1.8 | 3.8 ± 0.7 | 3.5 ± 0.9 | 3.4 ± 0.8 | 3.2 ± 1.1 |
| Respected figure† | 5.4 ± 2.4 | 5.3 ± 1.9 | 4.0 ± 1.5 | 4.1 ± 2.1 | 3.7 ± 1.0 | 4.1 ± 1.9 |
| Figure showing happiness† | 4.6 ± 1.9 | 4.2 ± 2.2 | 4.1 ± 1.8 | 4.2 ± 1.4 | 3.7 ± 1.8 | 3.9 ± 1.2 |
Values are presented as Means ± Standard Deviations. *p < 0.01 black families versus white families and families of mixed ancestry, #p < 0.01 black versus white families, †p < 0.001 black versus white families and families of mixed ancestry