Latinos, Culture, and Obesity

拉丁裔、文化和肥胖

• 批准号: 7895963
• 负责人: LISA SANCHEZ-JOHNSEN
• 金额: $ 5.22万
• 依托单位: UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2008
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2008-07-21 至 2011-01-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/7895963
• 关键词: Acculturation; Address; Adult; Affect; Applications Grants; Behavior; Body Image; Categories; Characteristics; Communities; Cross-Sectional Studies; Data; Development; Diet; Energy Intake; Ethnic Origin; Exhibits; Female; Funding; Future; Health Promotion; Health behavior; Hispanics; Intervention; Latino; Lead; Link; Mexican; Minority Groups; Modeling; Obesity; Overweight; Physical activity; Positioning Attribute; Process; Puerto Rican; Race; Research; Role; Stress; Theoretical model; Thinking; United States; Variant; Woman; base; cancer type; cultural values; ethnic minority population; programs; public health relevance; racial/ethnic difference

Overweight and obesity are linked to certain types of cancers and Hispanics/Latinos-the largest ethnic minority group in the United States-are disproportionately affected by obesity. Diet, physical activity, and body image are three factors that influence obesity. Unfortunately, the diets of many Latinos tend to be unhealthy, Latinos have low levels of physical activity, and Latinos hold a general cultural value favoring a degree of overweight-all factors that may increase rates of obesity. Although ethnic and racial differences in correlates of obesity have been examined, little research has been conducted to understand the factors that underlie these differences. This kind of research is important because racial categories and phenotypic characteristics exhibit more within-group than between-group variation. Recently, replacing the word `race' as an explanatory construct in research with conceptual variables such as ethnic identity has also been emphasized, placing more emphasis on cultural aspects of this construct. The purpose of this cross-sectional study is to explore the role of four cultural variables (acculturation, acculturative stress, ethnic identity, and cultural values) that may help to explain the ethnic disparities in correlates of obesity (diet, physical activity, and body image) among Mexican and Puerto Rican women. Specific aims are to: 1) Explore the role of acculturation in diet, physical activity, and body image in 176 adult female Mexicans and Puerto Ricans; 2) Explore the role of acculturative stress in diet, physical activity, and body image in Mexicans and Puerto Ricans; 3) Explore the role of ethnic identity in diet, physical activity, and body image in Mexicans and Puerto Ricans; 4) Explore the relationships between Latino cultural values and diet, physical activity, and body image; and 5) Identify logistical/practical, and cultural considerations regarding the development of culturally proficient obesity interventions for Mexicans and Puerto Ricans. The rationale for this study derives from the PEN-3 Model (Airhihenbuwa, 1995, as well as models on cultural proficiency and tailoring8,9, and community participatory research10,11. The PEN-3 theoretical model emphasizes culture as the central reason for health behavior and the primary consideration for health promotion programs. Culturally proficient research emphasizes the role of culture on affect, thoughts, and behaviors and encourages active community involvement. The findings from this study will aid in understanding the role of ethnicity and culture in obesity-related variables and identify cultural factors to consider when developing obesity interventions for Mexicans and Puerto Ricans. This project will position the PI to apply for future federal research funding. Pilot data from this project will be used to develop and implement a culture-based, community participatory obesity intervention for Mexican and Puerto Rican females. The future R01 grant application will incorporate role of acculturation, acculturative stress, ethnic identity, and cultural values into a diet, physical activity, and body image intervention for Mexican and Puerto Rican females. Therefore, the findings from this present R21 grant application are a necessary and critical component to understanding the independent and interactive influences of Latino cultural variables and their relationship to correlates of obesity. Public Health Relevance: This research is important because it will enable the exploration of four cultural variables (acculturation, acculturative stress, ethnic identity, and cultural values) and their relationship to diet, physical activity, and body image in overweight Mexican and Puerto Rican women. Pilot data from this project will be used to develop and implement a culture-based diet, physical activity, and body image intervention for overweight Mexican and Puerto Rican women that will incorporate the role of acculturation level and the stress associated with the acculturation process, ethnic identity, and Latino cultural values.

超重和肥胖与某些类型的癌症和西班牙裔/拉丁裔-最大的种族 在美国，少数民族受肥胖的影响不成比例。饮食、体力活动和身体 形象是影响肥胖三大因素。不幸的是，许多拉丁美洲人的饮食往往是不健康的， 拉丁美洲人的身体活动水平低，拉丁美洲人持有一种普遍的文化价值观， 超重-所有的因素都可能增加肥胖率。虽然种族和人种的差异与 肥胖症已经检查，很少有研究已经进行，以了解这些因素的基础 差异这种研究很重要，因为种族类别和表型特征表现出 组内变异大于组间变异。最近，取代"种族"一词作为解释， 研究中的概念变量，如种族认同，也被强调， 更加注重文化方面的建设。这项横断面研究的目的是探讨 四个文化变量（文化适应，文化压力，种族认同和文化价值观）的作用， 有助于解释种族差异的相关性肥胖（饮食，体力活动，和身体形象）之间 墨西哥和波多黎各妇女。具体目标是：1）探讨文化适应在饮食、身体、心理等方面的作用 活动，和身体形象在176名成年女性墨西哥人和波多黎各人; 2）探讨涵化的作用， 墨西哥人和波多黎各人在饮食、体育活动和身体形象方面的压力; 3）探索种族的作用 墨西哥人和波多黎各人在饮食、体育活动和身体形象方面的认同; 4）探索关系 拉丁美洲文化价值观与饮食、体育活动和身体形象之间的关系;以及5）确定后勤/实践， 关于墨西哥人文化熟练的肥胖干预措施的发展和文化考虑 波多黎各人。这项研究的基本原理来自PEN-3模型（Airhihenbuwa，1995年，作为 以及文化能力和剪裁模式8、9和社区参与性研究10、11。的 PEN-3理论模型强调文化是健康行为的核心原因， 考虑健康促进方案。文化精通研究强调文化的作用 影响，思想和行为，并鼓励积极的社区参与。这项研究的结果 将有助于理解种族和文化在肥胖相关变量中的作用，并确定文化因素 在为墨西哥人和波多黎各人制定肥胖干预措施时考虑。该项目将定位 PI申请未来的联邦研究基金。该项目的试点数据将用于开发和 为墨西哥人和波多黎各人实施基于文化、社区参与性肥胖干预 女性未来的R01拨款申请将包括文化适应的作用，文化适应压力，种族 身份和文化价值观纳入饮食，体育活动和身体形象干预墨西哥和波多黎各 波多黎各女性。因此，本R21赠款申请的调查结果是必要和关键的 组成部分，以了解拉丁美洲文化变量的独立和互动的影响， 与肥胖相关的关系。公共卫生相关性：这项研究很重要，因为它将使四种文化的探索 变量（文化适应，文化适应压力，种族认同和文化价值观）及其与饮食的关系， 身体活动和身体形象超重的墨西哥和波多黎各妇女。本项目的试点数据 将用于开发和实施基于文化的饮食，体育活动和身体形象干预， 超重的墨西哥和波多黎各妇女，将纳入文化适应水平和压力的作用 与文化适应过程，种族认同和拉丁美洲文化价值观相关。