性少数群体成年人中饮食病理症状的年龄相关趋势
Jason M Nagata1, Christopher D Otmar1, Char Potes1
1Department of Pediatrics, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA.
概括
饮食失调症状在成年人中因年龄和性取向而有所不同. 较年长的双性恋女性体验到更多的身体不满和暴饮暴食,而女同性恋和双性恋女性的肌肉建设行为比同性恋男性少.
科学领域:
- 精神病学是一个精神病学.
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 社会学 社会学 社会学
背景情况:
- 饮食障碍是一个重要的公共卫生问题.
- 性少数民族成年人面临着可能影响心理健康的独特压力因素.
- 有限的研究存在于饮食障碍症状如何因年龄和性取向在这个人群中变化.
研究的目的:
- 为了调查时间表年龄,性取向和饮食障碍症状之间的关系.
- 识别不同年龄组和性少数群体身份的特定症状概况.
主要方法:
- 对2062名跨性别性少数群体成年人 (同性恋男性,女同性恋女性,双性恋+男性,双性恋+女性) 的截面研究.
- 使用了来自饮食病理症状清单的八个子尺度.
- 采用多变量一般线性模型和错误发现率调整后的回归来分析年龄和性取向的影响.
主要成果:
- 高龄与下半身不满,暴饮暴食和肌肉建设行为相关,但更高的认知克制和对肥胖的负面态度.
- 显著的年龄组互动显示,在年长的双性恋+女性中,身体不满和暴饮暴食的程度更高.
- 与同性恋男性相比,女同性恋和双性恋+女性报告了较低的肌肉面向行为,即使在调整了社会经济因素之后.
结论:
- 饮食病理学在性少数群体成年人中因年龄和性取向而有很大差异.
- 双性恋+女性表现出与年龄相关的身体不满和暴饮暴食的增加.
- 干预措施应考虑性少数群体的生命周期前景和身份特异性压力因素.
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