种族/种族作为与体重相关的滥用和饮食失调之间的关联的调节者
Tatyana Bidopia1, Yvette G Karvay1, Jill M Stadterman Guarecuco1
1Department of Psychology, Fordham University, Dealy Hall, 441 East Fordham Road, Bronx, NY, 10458, USA.
Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities
|September 5, 2023
概括
与体重相关的滥用 (WRA) 与所有种族的饮食失调有关. 然而,与白人相比,口头WRA可能会在亚洲人和多种族人群中增加更多的饮食限制.
科学领域:
- 心理学 心理学 心理学
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 社会学 社会学 社会学
背景情况:
- 现有研究表明,与体重相关的滥用 (WRA) 和饮食失调之间存在积极的相关性.
- 边缘化的人群,包括美国的黑人和西班牙裔人群,由于社会因素和体型较大,可能会面临更高的WRA风险.
- 了解WRA如何影响不同种族和种族群体的饮食障碍对于有针对性的干预至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 调查与体重相关的滥用 (WRA) 和饮食失调之间的关联是否在种族和种族身份之间存在差异.
- 为了测试假设,来自边缘化的种族/种族背景的个人经历更大的饮食克制,身体不满,和形状/体重高估与增加的WRA与非西班牙裔白人个人相比.
主要方法:
- 一项基于调查的研究,涉及2116名来自美国两所大学的本科生.
- 参与者填写了关于人口统计,体重相关虐待经历 (体重相关虐待问卷) 和饮食失调构造 (饮食失调检查问卷) 的问卷.
主要成果:
- 在口头WRA (vWRA) 和身体WRA (pWRA) 以及饮食行为和认知障碍之间发现了积极的关联.
- 较高的vWRA水平与亚洲和多种族个体与白人个体相比,与更大的饮食限制有关.
- 在测试的模型中没有观察到其他显著的种族/种族缓和效应.
结论:
- 与体重相关的滥用 (WRA) 始终与不同种族和种族群体的饮食行为和认知障碍有关.
- 与白人相比,口头WRA可能对亚洲人和多种族人群的饮食限制产生不同的影响.
- 未来的研究应该采用交叉分析,考虑性别和体重状况等因素,以进一步阐明这些复杂的关系.
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