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Référence bibliographique [21715]
Gagnon-Girouard, Marie-Pierre, Carbonneau, Noémie, Gendron, Marianne, Lussier, Yvan et Bégin, Catherine. 2020. «Like Mother, Like Daughter: Association of Maternal Negative Attitudes Towards People of Higher Weight with Adult Daughters’ Weight Bias ». Body Image, vol. 34, p. 277-281.
Fiche synthèse
1. Objectifs
Intentions :
«The first objective was to study the direct associations between mothers’ and their adult daughters’ weight bias.» (p. 278) «[T]he second objective was to explore the role of mothers’ and daughters’ thin-ideal inter-nalization regarding specific weight bias dimensions.» (p. 278)
Questions/Hypothèses :
The authors «hypothesized that mothers’ weight bias would be positively associated with daughters’ weight bias.» (p. 278) They also «hypothesized that mothers’ and daughters’ thin-ideal internalization would mediate the link between maternal and daughters’ weight bias, with specificities across weight bias dimensions, overt fear of becoming fat being more strongly related to thin-ideal internalization.» (p. 278)
2. Méthode
Échantillon/Matériau :
«Participants were 219 Canadian mother-daughter dyads recruited for a larger project examining associations between mothers’ and daughters’ attitudes toward body image and eating behaviors.» (p. 278)
Instruments :
Questionnaires
Type de traitement des données :
Analyse statistique
3. Résumé
According the results of the study, «[t]he observed effects were small, and many other influences have contributed to daughters’ weight bias at this point of point of their life, but their level of bias after reaching adulthood was somewhat related to their mother’s perception of individuals of higher weight. Results highlight the need for mothers and daughters to develop a shared awareness of their weight bias, in order to become positive role models for themselves and for their daughters. Specifically, the more mothers were afraid of becoming fat and believed that individuals with higher weight lack willpower or are to blame for their condition, the more their daughters showed weight bias. These associations between mothers and daughters weight bias were observed either directly or through daughters’ thin-ideal internalization in the model. Mothers’ dislike of individuals considered overweight was not related to their daughters’ level of bias and thin-ideal internalization.» (p. 279)