Analyze popular girls’ puberty books to understand what messages they portray about weight spurt and body image. A critical ethnography was conducted of 13 best-selling books about girls’ puberty. This analysis specifically focused on messages about weight gain/spurt and body image presented in the books and whether these were aligned with larger cultural understandings of weight gain and body image. A data-driven thematic analysis was conducted on the portions of each book relevant to weight gain and body image. The cultural fat-phobic scripts were prevalent in the books, contrasting the well-intended developmental messages. Discussions of weight tended to be negatively framed and weight gain expectations were distressingly vague. The books discussed the necessity of and biological rationale for those changes while normalizing variation in timing. The books also focused on developing a positive body image during this time. Understanding this allows us to see the pervasive, conflicting messages about weight-spurts that girls are receiving from these resources, which can be used to tailor book choice and outreach programs.

分析流行的女孩青春期书籍，了解她们所描绘的关于体重突增和身体形象的信息。对 13 本关于女孩青春期的畅销书进行了批判性民族志研究。该分析特别关注书中提出的有关体重增加/突增和身体形象的信息，以及这些信息是否与对体重增加和身体形象的更大文化理解相一致。对每本书中与体重增加和身体形象相关的部分进行了数据驱动的主题分析。书中普遍存在文化恐惧症脚本，与善意的发展信息形成鲜明对比。关于体重的讨论往往是负面的，体重增加的预期令人痛苦地模糊。这些书讨论了这些变化的必要性和生物学原理，同时规范了时间的变化。这些书还着重于在此期间发展积极的身体形象。了解这一点，我们可以看到女孩从这些资源中收到的关于体重突增的普遍、相互矛盾的信息，这些信息可用于定制书籍选择和外展计划。