کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
906940 917033 2007 9 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Body image and eating disordered behavior in a community sample of Black and Hispanic women
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم زیستی و بیوفناوری علم عصب شناسی علوم اعصاب رفتاری
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
Body image and eating disordered behavior in a community sample of Black and Hispanic women
چکیده انگلیسی

ObjectiveThe current study examined body image concerns and eating disordered behaviors in a community sample of Black and Hispanic women. In addition, this study explored whether there are ethnic differences in the correlates or in the prediction of body image concerns.MethodParticipants were 120 (67 Black and 53 Hispanic) women who responded to advertisements to participate in a study of women and health. Participants completed a battery of established self-report measures to assess body image, eating disordered behaviors, and associated psychological domains.ResultsBlack and Hispanic women did not differ significantly in their self-reports of body image, eating disordered behaviors, or associated psychological measures. Comparisons performed separately within both ethnic groups revealed significant differences by weight status, with a general graded patterning of greater concerns in obese than overweight than average weight groups. In terms of predicting body image, multiple regression analyses testing a number of variables, including BMI, performed separately for Black and Hispanic women revealed that eating concern and depressive affect were significant predictors of body image concern for both groups.DiscussionOverall, Black and Hispanic women differed little in their self-reports of body image, eating-disordered features, and depressive affect. Higher weight was associated with a general pattern of increased body image concerns and features of eating disorders in both groups and with binge eating in Black women. Eating concerns and depressive affect emerged as significant independent predictors of body image for both ethnic groups.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Eating Behaviors - Volume 8, Issue 1, January 2007, Pages 106–114
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