The present study investigated short-term longitudinal effects of COVID-19-related trauma and separation, social, and generalized anxiety symptoms on children’s body image satisfaction. Participants were 247 Canadian children (121 boys, 123 girls) aged between 7 and 12 years (M = 9.04). Two cohorts of parents were recruited to complete a questionnaire at two time points on their children’s body image satisfaction and COVID-19-related trauma and anxiety symptoms. The first cohort (n = 136 children) was recruited in Summer 2020 and the second cohort (n = 111 children) was recruited in Winter 2021. For each cohort, follow-up surveys were completed approximately five months later, therefore covering an entire year with both cohorts. Multilevel regression analyses showed that children’s trauma and anxiety at Time 1 predicted significant decreases in body image satisfaction at Time 2. Older children were especially at risk of decreased body image satisfaction as a result of their COVID-19-related trauma, social anxiety and generalized anxiety symptoms. Younger girls were susceptible to decreased body image satisfaction as a result of their separation anxiety symptoms. Given that children’s body image dissatisfaction is a precursor to the development of eating disorders, these findings shed light on potential targets for early intervention with children who are at-risk of developing such difficulties.

本研究调查了与 COVID-19 相关的创伤和分离、社交和广泛性焦虑症状对儿童身体形象满意度的短期纵向影响。参与者为 247 名加拿大儿童（121 名男孩，123 名女孩），年龄在 7 至 12 岁之间（M  = 9.04）。招募了两组家长，在两个时间点完成一份调查问卷，内容涉及孩子的身体形象满意度以及与 COVID-19 相关的创伤和焦虑症状。第一个队列（n  = 136 名儿童）于 2020 年夏季招募，第二个队列（n  = 111 名儿童）于 2021 年冬季招募。对于每个队列，跟踪调查在大约五个月后完成，因此涵盖了一整年与两个队列。多级回归分析显示，儿童在时间 1 时的创伤和焦虑预示着在时间 2 时身体形象满意度的显着下降。年龄较大的儿童尤其面临因与 COVID-19 相关的创伤、社交焦虑和普遍性症状而导致身体形象满意度下降的风险。焦虑症状。年轻女孩由于分离焦虑症状而容易受到身体形象满意度下降的影响。鉴于儿童对身体形象的不满是饮食失调发展的先兆，这些发现揭示了对有这种困难风险的儿童进行早期干预的潜在目标。