EATING AND EXERCISE BEHAVIORS AND ATTITUDES OF SOUTHWESTERN ANGLOS AND HISPANICS
EATING AND EXERCISE BEHAVIORS AND ATTITUDES OF SOUTHWESTERN ANGLOS AND HISPANICS
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DOI：
10.1080/08870449208520018
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发表时间：
1992-01-01
影响因子：
3.3
通讯作者：
KOEHLER, KM
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作者：
HARRIS, MB;KOEHLER, KM
为了调查与饮食，运动和体重相关的态度和行为的文化差异，我们对328名西南部成年人进行了匿名问卷调查，其中42%是西班牙裔。西班牙裔的身体质量指数（BMI）往往比盎格鲁人高，反映了自20岁以来体重增加更多;同样，男性的BMI和体重增加比女性更大。 盎格鲁人表示，他们比西班牙裔人锻炼得更多，更相信通过锻炼和其他手段控制体重的能力。比西班牙裔美国人更相信瘦的人血压更低，不太认为美国人太关心体重，更了解体重控制，更关心营养。女性比男性更有可能在存在许多先行线索的情况下吃东西，并且更有可能为他们的饮食行为提供后果。年龄较大的人可能在饮食行为的几项指标上表现出更健康的分数，对体重控制的知识较少，对营养的关注较少，对肥胖可以控制的信心较低，对其后果的关注更多。结果表明，态度和行为的文化和性别差异可能对肥胖有影响。
In order to investigate cultural differences in attitudes and behaviors related to eating, exercise and weight, we gave an anonymous questionnaire to 328 Southwestern adults, 42% of whom were Hispanic. The Hispanics tended to have a higher Body Mass Index (BMI) than the Anglos, reflecting a greater weight gain since age 20; similarly, males showed a greater BMI and weight gain than females. Anglos indicated that they exercised more than Hispanics, believed more in the ability to control one's weight through exercise and other means. believed more that thinner people have lower blood pressure, felt less that Americans are too concerned about weight, knew more about weight control and cared somewhat more about nutrition than did Hispanics. Women were somewhat more likely than men to eat in the presence of many antecedent cues and more likely to provide consequences for their eating behaviors. People who were older were likely to show more healthful scores on several measures of eating behaviors, less knowledge about weight control, less concern about nutrition, less confidence that obesity can be controlled, and more concern about its consequences. The results suggest that cultural and gender differences in attitudes and behaviors may have implications for obesity.