Based on the assumptions of self-discrepancy theory, the present study examined the degree of overweight, weight-related body images, and the relation between these images and body mass index (BMI) among two samples of young people from Curaçao (secondary school students, n = 176; undergraduate students, n = 205). In addition to BMI, participants reported their current, ideal, and most feared body sizes, the thinnest and largest body sizes still acceptable to them, and the body size they considered the healthiest by means of the Contour Drawing Rating Scale. We expected females to show a larger discrepancy between current and ideal body size than males (Hypothesis 1) and that this discrepancy (as an indicator of body dissatisfaction) would be related more strongly to BMI among females than among males (Hypothesis 2). Results yielded support for Hypothesis 1 among secondary school students only. Only in the undergraduate sample, BMI and body dissatisfaction were related, but equally so for males and females. Possible explanations are discussed as well as implications for weight management interventions.

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库拉索岛年轻人体重相关自我及其与体重指数的关系

基于自我差异理论的假设，本研究调查了来自库拉索岛的两个年轻人（中学生）的超重程度、与体重相关的身体形象，以及这些形象与体重指数 (BMI) 之间的关系。 ，n = 176；本科生，n = 205）。除了 BMI 之外，参与者还报告了他们当前、理想和最害怕的体型，他们仍然可以接受的最瘦和最大的体型，以及他们通过轮廓绘图评定量表认为最健康的体型。我们预计女性在当前体型和理想体型之间的差异比男性更大（假设 1），并且这种差异（作为身体不满意的指标）与女性的 BMI 相关性比男性更强（假设 2）。结果仅在中学生中支持假设 1。仅在本科样本中，BMI 和身体不满意相关，但男性和女性同样如此。讨论了可能的解释以及对体重管理干预的影响。