在10-11岁的年轻人中,多重边缘化,歧视和饮食失调
Rebecca G Boswell1,2,3, Kellsey N Launius3,4, Janet A Lydecker3
1Department of Psychiatry, Penn Medicine Princeton Center for Eating Disorders, Princeton, New Jersey, USA.
The International journal of eating disorders
|April 4, 2024
概括
基于体重的歧视在年轻人中很常见,并且与饮食失调有关. 解决体重歧视问题对于预防和治疗饮食障碍至关重要,特别是在多重边缘化的年轻人中.
科学领域:
- 儿科卫生健康 儿科卫生健康
- 心理学 心理学 心理学
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
背景情况:
- 体重歧视是普遍存在的,与种族,民族和性别歧视相当.
- 对基于体重的歧视对年轻人,特别是饮食失调的影响的研究是有限的.
- 了解这些关联对于识别有风险的年轻人至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 调查基于体重的歧视与年轻人饮食失调之间的关联.
- 为了检查多次边缘化的年轻人体重过重是否会增加饮食失调.
- 为饮食障碍提供有针对性的干预策略.
主要方法:
- 从青少年大脑认知发展 (ABCD) 研究中对11,875名青少年 (10-11岁) 的横截面分析.
- 后勤回归评估了歧视经历 (体重,性取向,种族/民族,国籍) 和饮食障碍.
- 模型控制了人口和体重相关因素,使用分层化后的权重.
主要成果:
- 6.2%的年轻人报告了基于体重的歧视,类似于种族/种族 (4.4%) 和性取向 (4.5%) 的歧视.
- 基于体重的歧视与饮食失调的增加有显著的关联.
- 经历多种形式的歧视的年轻人表现出明显更高的饮食失调率.
结论:
- 基于体重的歧视是年轻人面临的一个重大问题,与饮食失调有关.
- 体重过重的年轻人面临多重边缘化和饮食失调的更高风险.
- 针对基于体重的歧视的干预措施对于预防和治疗饮食障碍至关重要.
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