Cultural trends in the United States may be shifting toward a curvy body ideal (defined as a body with a small waist and wider hips, such that the waist-to-hip ratio falls at .70 or below). As such, a thorough exploration of the curvy ideal is warranted, but an existing figural scale to explore this construct is lacking. We developed a computer-generated figural scale that assessed the discrepancy between actual versus ideal bodies on a 5 × 5 matrix crossing a 5-point scale of curviness and a 5-point scale of thinness simultaneously. In a modest-sized sample of young U.S. women ( n = 319, age range = 18–34), Curvy Ideal Silhouette Scale (CISS) discrepancy scores related to scores on existing measures of body image discrepancies and disordered eating (Study 1a). Relationships between curvy (CDI) and fat (FDI) discrepancy index suggested the thin ideal and curvy ideal may be related, but distinct constructs. CDI scores were associated with decreased endorsement of body disturbance, dissatisfaction, and disordered eating. Finally, the CISS produced adequate 2-week test-retest reliability in a final sample (Study 1b). In all, the CISS shows utility in broadening body ideal research with potential for clinical utility as a component of a multidimensional body image assessment.

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曲线理想剪影量表：测量美国年轻女性理想体型的文化差异

美国的文化趋势可能正在转向理想曲线身材（定义为腰部小而臀部较宽的身体，腰臀比降至 0.70 或以下）。因此，有必要对曲线理想进行彻底的探索，但缺乏探索这种结构的现有图形尺度。我们开发了一种计算机生成的图形量表，用于在 5 × 5 矩阵上评估实际与理想体之间的差异，同时跨越 5 点曲线和 5 点薄度量表。在一个中等规模的美国年轻女性样本中（n = 319，年龄范围 = 18-34），曲线理想剪影量表 (CISS) 的差异分数与现有的身体形象差异和饮食紊乱的测量分数有关（研究 1a）。曲线 (CDI) 和脂肪 (FDI) 差异指数之间的关系表明，理想瘦身和理想曲线可能相关，但结构不同。CDI 评分与对身体障碍、不满和饮食紊乱的认可减少有关。最后，CISS 在最终样本中产生了足够的 2 周重测信度（研究 1b）。总而言之，CISS 在拓宽理想身体研究方面显示出实用性，并具有作为多维身体图像评估组成部分的临床实用性的潜力。