Body image and eating disordered behavior in a community sample of Black and Hispanic women.
Body image and eating disordered behavior in a community sample of Black and Hispanic women.
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DOI：
10.1016/j.eatbeh.2006.02.005
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发表时间：
2007-01-01
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影响因子：
2.8
通讯作者：
Grilo, Carlos M
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作者：
Hrabosky, Joshua I;Grilo, Carlos M
目的：当前的研究调查了黑人和西班牙裔女性社区样本中的身体形象问题和饮食失调行为。此外，本研究还探讨了身体形象问题的相关性或预测是否存在种族差异。方法：参与者是 120 名（67 名黑人和 53 名西班牙裔）女性，她们对广告做出了回应，参与了一项关于女性与健康的研究。参与者完成了一系列既定的自我报告措施，以评估身体形象、饮食失调行为和相关心理领域。结果：黑人和西班牙裔女性在自我报告的身体形象、饮食失调行为或相关心理测量方面没有显着差异。在两个种族群体中分别进行的比较显示，体重状况存在显着差异，与平均体重群体相比，肥胖群体比超重群体更关心的总体分级模式。在预测身体形象方面，分别对黑人和西班牙裔女性进行的多元回归分析测试了包括体重指数在内的多个变量，结果显示饮食担忧和抑郁情绪是两组身体形象担忧的显着预测因素。 讨论：总体而言，黑人和西班牙裔女性在自我报告的身体形象、饮食失调特征和抑郁情绪方面差异不大。体重增加与两组中对身体形象的担忧和饮食失调特征的增加以及黑人女性的暴饮暴食有关。饮食问题和抑郁情绪成为两个种族群体身体形象的重要独立预测因素。
OBJECTIVE: The current study examined body image concerns and eating disordered behaviors in a community sample of Black and Hispanic women. In addition, this study explored whether there are ethnic differences in the correlates or in the prediction of body image concerns.METHOD: Participants were 120 (67 Black and 53 Hispanic) women who responded to advertisements to participate in a study of women and health. Participants completed a battery of established self-report measures to assess body image, eating disordered behaviors, and associated psychological domains.RESULTS: Black and Hispanic women did not differ significantly in their self-reports of body image, eating disordered behaviors, or associated psychological measures. Comparisons performed separately within both ethnic groups revealed significant differences by weight status, with a general graded patterning of greater concerns in obese than overweight than average weight groups. In terms of predicting body image, multiple regression analyses testing a number of variables, including BMI, performed separately for Black and Hispanic women revealed that eating concern and depressive affect were significant predictors of body image concern for both groups.DISCUSSION: Overall, Black and Hispanic women differed little in their self-reports of body image, eating-disordered features, and depressive affect. Higher weight was associated with a general pattern of increased body image concerns and features of eating disorders in both groups and with binge eating in Black women. Eating concerns and depressive affect emerged as significant independent predictors of body image for both ethnic groups.