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Published on: May 10, 2022
Disordered eating attitudes and behaviors and intuitive eating by college-going generation status
Cynthia Y Yoon1,2, Kush Kinariwala2, Dan Mai2
1Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Pusan National University, Busan, South Korea.
Objective:
To examine how disordered eating attitudes and behaviors (DEABs) and intuitive eating (IE) differ between first-generation college students (FGCS) and continuing-generation college students (CGCS).
Participants:
A total of 854 college students in 2022.
Methods:
College-going generation was self-reported DEABs and IE were assessed from the Questionnaire on Eating and Weight Patterns-5 and Intuitive Eating scale-2, respectively. Logistic and linear regressions were used to examine associations of college-going generation status with DEABs and IE, respectively.
Results:
The predicted probabilities of DEABs were substantial in both FGCS (29.6-53.3%) and CGCS (26.8-50.3%) with no significant differences between FGCS and CGCS. However, FGCS had a lower IE score than CGCS (β = -0.54, 95% CI = -1.10, -0.01) after adjustment for age, sex, ethnicity/race, and body mass index.
Conclusion:
The differences in eating behaviors by college-going generation status emphasizes the need for inclusive efforts to prevent DEABs while highlighting the need to develop strategies to assist FGCS in practicing IE.
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