Parental body talk will affect the development of adolescent body image. Whether the body image is healthy or not not only affects physical health, but also has a profound impact on mental health. With the rapid growth of the body and the gradual maturation of the secondary sexual characteristics, adolescents pay much attention to appearance, making it a critical period for body image development. The influence of parental comments on Chinese adolescents’ body image has been less addressed. Parents also rarely consider the potential consequences of comments they made to their adolescent children. The present study reviewed findings of previous studies on the influence of various types of parental comments on adolescents’ body image, including criticism/praise, weight teasing, encouragement to diet, and self-deprecating fat talk, and also explored the possibility to improve the adolescents’ body image through intervention on parental comments.

父母关于身体的谈论将影响青少年的体像发展。体像健康与否不仅影响身体健康，也对心理健康有深远影响。伴随着身体的快速发育和第二性征的逐渐成熟，青春期的个体格外关注自己的外貌，因而青春期也是体像发展的关键期。国内研究较少关注父母的言论对青少年体像健康的影响，父母也很少对相关的言论进行思考和反思。该文回顾了父母的各类言论（如批评或赞美等一般性评论、体重取笑、对进食的控制或鼓励节食，以及自贬性肥胖谈话等）对青少年体像影响的相关研究成果，探讨通过干预父母的言论来改善青少年体像的可能性。