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成年人可以准确判断孩子的体重状况吗?
Bethany J Ridley1, Kristofor McCarty1, Robin S S Kramer2
1Department of Psychology, Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 8ST, UK.
Children (Basel, Switzerland)
|July 29, 2025
概括
在国家儿童测量计划 (NCMP) 中,对儿童体重类别的看法与医疗标准不同. 这项研究发现,人们低估了较高的重量,高估了较低的重量,术语变化的影响有限.
科学领域:
- 儿童健康 儿童健康
- 肥胖问题研究研究
- 感知研究 感知研究
背景情况:
- 国家儿童测量计划 (NCMP) 分类了儿童体重状况.
- 了解公众对这些类别的看法对于有效的公共卫生倡议至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 确定NCMP对4-5岁和10-11岁儿童体重类别的感知界限.
- 评估积极行动术语是否影响这些感知.
- 根据既定的标准来验证感知到的边界.
主要方法:
- 在调整任务的方法中使用了光现实的3D儿童扫描 (n=388).
- 招募参与者来估计类别的界限和示例.
- 测试了替代术语对边界感知的影响.
主要成果:
- 感知边界的证实有效性.
- 观察到一个压缩的响应范围:高估较低的重量和低估较高的重量.
- 替代术语将边界向上移动,但并没有消除响应压缩.
结论:
- 公众对儿童体重类别的看法与专业医疗标准之间存在重大差异.
- 弥合这一差距可能需要针对性培训,以识别医学定义的类别.
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